Xeon Gold 6238R vs Platinum 9282

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 9282 and Xeon Gold 6238R processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	215
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	19.12
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Platinum	Intel Xeon Gold
Power efficiency	no data	13.54
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake-AP (2019)	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)	24 February 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$2,612

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 9282 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 cores	56 (Hexapentaconta-Core)	28 (Octacosa-Core)
Threads	112	56
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	4 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	26	22
L1 cache	3.5 MB	1.75 MB
L2 cache	56 MB	28 MB
L3 cache	77 MB (shared)	38.5 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	no data	89 °C
Number of transistors	8,000 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 9282 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 configuration	8	no data
Socket	Intel BGA5903	FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)	400 Watt	165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 9282 and Xeon Gold 6238R. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	+
PowerNow	+	-
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
SIPP	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
Precision Boost 2	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 9282 and Xeon Gold 6238R 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 Platinum 9282 and Xeon Gold 6238R are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 9282 and Xeon Gold 6238R. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	2 TiB	1 TB
Max memory channels	12	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	281.6 GB/s	140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 9282 and Xeon Gold 6238R.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	48

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	2 April 2019	24 February 2020
Physical cores	56	28
Threads	112	56
Power consumption (TDP)	400 Watt	165 Watt

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