3020e vs Xeon Gold 6238M

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6238M and 3020e processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	2016
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	AMD Raven Ridge (Ryzen 2000 APU)
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Dali (Zen)
Release date	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)	4 August 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$5,615	no data
Current price	$1275 (0.2x MSRP)	no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6238M and 3020e 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	44	2
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	1.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	2.6 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	1.375 MB	192 KB
L2 cache	22 MB	1 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	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6238M and 3020e 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)	no data
Socket	Socket P	FT5
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6238M and 3020e. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX-512	DDR4-2400, PCIe 3, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	no data	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Status	Launched	no data

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6238M and 3020e technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6238M and 3020e are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6238M and 3020e. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

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

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon RX Vega 3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6238M and 3020e.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	48	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	2 April 2019	4 August 2020
Physical cores	22	2
Threads	44	2
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	6 Watt

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