i9-10900TE vs Xeon Gold 6238

Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 6238
2019
22 cores / 44 threads, 140 Watt
18.73
+76.4%

Xeon Gold 6238 outperforms Core i9-10900TE by an impressive 76% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6238 and Core i9-10900TE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking330749
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation11.0010.19
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon Goldno data
Power efficiency12.2027.67
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Comet Lake (2020)
Release date2 April 2019 (5 years ago)30 April 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,612$488

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6238 has 8% better value for money than i9-10900TE.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6238 and Core i9-10900TE 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 cores22 (Docosa-Core)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads4420
Base clock speed2.1 GHz1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz4.5 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier21no data
L1 cache1.375 MB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache22 MB256 KB (per core)
L3 cache30.25 MB20 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data206 mm2
Maximum core temperature92 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6238 and Core i9-10900TE 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 configuration4 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA36471200
Power consumption (TDP)140 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6238 and Core i9-10900TE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6238 and Core i9-10900TE technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6238 and Core i9-10900TE are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6238 and Core i9-10900TE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR4
Maximum memory size1 TBno data
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidth140.8 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 630

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6238 and Core i9-10900TE.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4816

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


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.

Xeon Gold 6238 18.73
+76.4%
i9-10900TE 10.62

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Xeon Gold 6238 28668
+76.4%
i9-10900TE 16251

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 18.73 10.62
Recency 2 April 2019 30 April 2020
Physical cores 22 10
Threads 44 20
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 35 Watt

Xeon Gold 6238 has a 76.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 120% more physical cores and 120% more threads.

i9-10900TE, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 300% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Gold 6238 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i9-10900TE in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 6238 is a server/workstation processor while Core i9-10900TE is a desktop one.


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