Xeon W-3275 vs Gold 6230T

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6230T and Xeon W-3275 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	161
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	7.06
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	Intel Xeon W
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)	3 June 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,988	$4,449
Current price	no data	$5391 (1.2x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6230T and Xeon W-3275 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	20 (Icosa-Core)	28 (Octacosa-Core)
Threads	40	56
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	4.6 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache	1.25 MB	1.75 MB
L2 cache	20 MB	28 MB
L3 cache	27.5 MB	38.5 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	92 °C	76 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6230T and Xeon W-3275 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	4 (Multiprocessor)	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA3647	FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6230T and Xeon W-3275. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	+
Status	Launched	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6230T and Xeon W-3275 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6230T and Xeon W-3275 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6230T and Xeon W-3275. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	1 TB	1 TB
Max memory channels	6	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	140.8 GB/s	140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6230T and Xeon W-3275.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	48	64

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	2 April 2019	3 June 2019
Physical cores	20	28
Threads	40	56
Cost	$1988	$4449
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	205 Watt

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