Xeon Gold 6238R vs Platinum 8276L

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8276L and Xeon Gold 6238R processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance rankingnot rated188
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data18.51
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon PlatinumIntel Xeon Gold
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date2 April 2019 (5 years ago)24 February 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$16,616$2,612
Current price$15701 (0.9x MSRP)$1970 (0.8x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8276L and Xeon Gold 6238R 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 cores28 (Octacosa-Core)28 (Octacosa-Core)
Threads5656
Base clock speed2.2 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz4 GHz
Bus supportno data4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache1.75 MB1.75 MB
L2 cache28 MB28 MB
L3 cache38.5 MB38.5 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature89 °C89 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8276L and Xeon Gold 6238R 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 configuration8 (Multiprocessor)no data
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)165 Watt165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8276L and Xeon Gold 6238R. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0--
StatusLaunchedLaunched

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8276L and Xeon Gold 6238R technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8276L and Xeon Gold 6238R are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8276L and Xeon Gold 6238R. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size4.5 TB1 TB
Max memory channels66
Maximum memory bandwidth140.8 GB/s140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8276L and Xeon Gold 6238R.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4848

Pros & cons summary


Recency 2 April 2019 24 February 2020
Cost $16616 $2612

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