Xeon Gold 6238R vs Phenom II X6 1100T BE
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Gold 6238R outperforms Phenom II X6 1100T BE by a whopping 552% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Phenom II X6 1100T BE and Xeon Gold 6238R processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1496 | 215 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 19.08 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | no data | Intel Xeon Gold |
| Power efficiency | 2.74 | 13.54 |
| Architecture codename | Thuban (2010) | Cascade Lake (2019−2020) |
| Release date | 7 December 2010 (13 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
Phenom II X6 1100T BE 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 | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 28 (Octacosa-Core) |
| Threads | 6 | 56 |
| Base clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 22 |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 1.75 MB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 28 MB |
| L3 cache | 6 MB (shared) | 38.5 MB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 346 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 89 °C |
| Number of transistors | 904 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom II X6 1100T BE 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 | 1 | no data |
| Socket | AM3 | FCLGA3647 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 125 Watt | 165 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X6 1100T BE and Xeon Gold 6238R. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | - |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Phenom II X6 1100T BE and Xeon Gold 6238R 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 Phenom II X6 1100T BE and Xeon Gold 6238R are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X6 1100T BE and Xeon Gold 6238R. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4-2933 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 1 TB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 6 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 140.8 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X6 1100T BE and Xeon Gold 6238R.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 48 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.62 | 23.61 |
| Recency | 7 December 2010 | 24 February 2020 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 28 |
| Threads | 6 | 56 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 125 Watt | 165 Watt |
Phenom II X6 1100T BE has 32% lower power consumption.
Xeon Gold 6238R, on the other hand, has a 552.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, 366.7% more physical cores and 833.3% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.
The Xeon Gold 6238R is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X6 1100T BE in performance tests.
Note that Phenom II X6 1100T BE is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 6238R is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X6 1100T BE and Xeon Gold 6238R, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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