Ryzen 3 3100 vs Xeon Gold 6238R
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Gold 6238R outperforms Ryzen 3 3100 by a whopping 191% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 345 | 1194 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 4.36 | 33.70 |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Xeon Gold | Matisse (Ryzen 3000 Desktop) |
| Power efficiency | 12.80 | 11.16 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Manufacturer | no data | TSMC |
| Architecture codename | Cascade Lake (2019−2020) | Matisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020) |
| Release date | 24 February 2020 (5 years ago) | 24 April 2020 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $2,612 | $99 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Ryzen 3 3100 has 673% better value for money than Xeon Gold 6238R.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Xeon Gold 6238R and Ryzen 3 3100 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 | 28 (Octacosa-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 56 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 22 | no data |
| L1 cache | 1.75 MB | 96K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 28 MB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 38.5 MB | 16 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 7 nm |
| Die size | no data | 74 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 89 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 95 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 3,800 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Gold 6238R and Ryzen 3 3100 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | FCLGA3647 | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 165 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6238R and Ryzen 3 3100. 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 | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| 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 | + | - |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | no data |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | + | - |
Security technologies
Xeon Gold 6238R and Ryzen 3 3100 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 6238R and Ryzen 3 3100 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| 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 6238R and Ryzen 3 3100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2933 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | 1 TB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 6 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 140.8 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6238R and Ryzen 3 3100.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 48 | 16 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 19.71 | 6.77 |
| Recency | 24 February 2020 | 24 April 2020 |
| Physical cores | 28 | 4 |
| Threads | 56 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 165 Watt | 65 Watt |
Xeon Gold 6238R has a 191.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 600% more physical cores and 600% more threads.
Ryzen 3 3100, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 months, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 153.8% lower power consumption.
The Intel Xeon Gold 6238R is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Ryzen 3 3100 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon Gold 6238R is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 3 3100 is a desktop one.
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