Xeon Gold 6238 vs EPYC 7401P

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Aggregate performance score

EPYC 7401P
2017
24 cores / 48 threads, 155 Watt
17.97
Xeon Gold 6238
2019
22 cores / 44 threads, 140 Watt
18.05
+0.4%

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7401P and Xeon Gold 6238 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking343338
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.7710.63
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesAMD EPYCIntel Xeon Gold
Power efficiency10.0012.20
Architecture codenameNaples (2017−2018)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date20 June 2017 (7 years ago)2 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,075$2,612

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6238 has 123% better value for money than EPYC 7401P.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7401P and Xeon Gold 6238 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 cores24 (Tetracosa-Core)22 (Docosa-Core)
Threads4844
Base clock speed2 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier2021
L1 cache2.25 MB1.375 MB
L2 cache12 MB22 MB
L3 cache64 MB (shared)30.25 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size213 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data92 °C
Number of transistors19200 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7401P and Xeon Gold 6238 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)4 (Multiprocessor)
SocketTR4FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)155 W, 170 Watt140 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7401P and Xeon Gold 6238. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

EPYC 7401P and Xeon Gold 6238 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7401P and Xeon Gold 6238 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7401P and Xeon Gold 6238. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Eight-channelDDR4-2933
Maximum memory size2 TiB1 TB
Max memory channels86
Maximum memory bandwidth170.671 GB/s140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7401P and Xeon Gold 6238.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes12848

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

EPYC 7401P 17.97
Xeon Gold 6238 18.05
+0.4%

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.

EPYC 7401P 28546
Xeon Gold 6238 28668
+0.4%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 17.97 18.05
Recency 20 June 2017 2 April 2019
Physical cores 24 22
Threads 48 44
Power consumption (TDP) 155 Watt 140 Watt

EPYC 7401P has 9.1% more physical cores and 9.1% more threads.

Xeon Gold 6238, on the other hand, has a 0.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 10.7% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between EPYC 7401P and Xeon Gold 6238.


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