Xeon Gold 6238T vs i9-10900F

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking608not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Seriesno dataIntel Xeon Gold
Power efficiency18.27no data
Architecture codenameComet Lake (2020)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date30 April 2020 (4 years ago)2 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$2,742

Detailed specifications

Core i9-10900F and Xeon Gold 6238T 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 cores10 (Deca-Core)22 (Docosa-Core)
Threads2044
Base clock speed2.8 GHz1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed5.1 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rate8 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data19
L1 cache64K (per core)1.375 MB
L2 cache256K (per core)22 MB
L3 cache20 MB (shared)30.25 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °C90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Core i9-10900F and Xeon Gold 6238T 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 configuration14 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1200FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-10900F and Xeon Gold 6238T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0+-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

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

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

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

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

Memory specs

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

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size128 GB1 TB
Max memory channels26
Maximum memory bandwidth45.8 GB/s140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

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

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1648

Pros & cons summary


Recency 30 April 2020 2 April 2019
Physical cores 10 22
Threads 20 44
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 125 Watt

i9-10900F has an age advantage of 1 year, and 92.3% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6238T, on the other hand, has 120% more physical cores and 120% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Core i9-10900F and Xeon Gold 6238T. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i9-10900F is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 6238T is a server/workstation one.


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