Celeron N4120 vs Xeon Gold 6238

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6238 and Celeron N4120 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	339	2118
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	10.65	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	Intel Gemini Lake
Power efficiency	12.20	24.76
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Gemini Lake Refresh (2019)
Release date	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)	4 November 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,612	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6238 and Celeron N4120 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	22 (Docosa-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	44	4
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	2.6 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	21	no data
L1 cache	1.375 MB	no data
L2 cache	22 MB	4 MB
L3 cache	30.25 MB	4 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	92 °C	105 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6238 and Celeron N4120 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
Socket	FCLGA3647	FCBGA1090
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6238 and Celeron N4120. 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® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	-
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
TSX	+	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Smart Response	no data	-
GPIO	no data	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	-
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6238 and Celeron N4120 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
MPX	-	+
Identity Protection	-	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	no data	+
Anti-Theft	no data	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6238 and Celeron N4120 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6238 and Celeron N4120. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4
Maximum memory size	1 TB	8 GB
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	140.8 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel UHD Graphics 600
Max video memory	no data	8 GB
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	700 MHz
Execution Units	no data	12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Gold 6238 and Celeron N4120 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	no data	3
eDP	no data	+
DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+
MIPI-DSI	no data	+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon Gold 6238 and Celeron N4120 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096x2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	4096x2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon Gold 6238 and Celeron N4120 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12
OpenGL	no data	4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6238 and Celeron N4120.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	48	6
USB revision	no data	2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA ports	no data	2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	no data	2
Number of USB ports	no data	8
Integrated LAN	no data	-
UART	no data	+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	18.05	1.57
Recency	2 April 2019	4 November 2019
Physical cores	22	4
Threads	44	4
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	6 Watt

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