Xeon Gold 6238 vs Ryzen 9 3900X

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 9 3900X
2019
12 cores / 24 threads, 105 Watt
20.53
+13.7%
Xeon Gold 6238
2019
22 cores / 44 threads, 140 Watt
18.05

Ryzen 9 3900X outperforms Xeon Gold 6238 by a moderate 14% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 3900X and Xeon Gold 6238 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking275338
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation21.7310.63
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen 9Intel Xeon Gold
Power efficiency15.5412.20
Architecture codenameMatisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date7 July 2019 (5 years ago)2 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$499$2,612

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 9 3900X has 104% better value for money than Xeon Gold 6238.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 3900X 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)22 (Docosa-Core)
Threads2444
Base clock speed3.8 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4.6 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data21
L1 cache768 KB1.375 MB
L2 cache6 MB22 MB
L3 cache64 MB30.25 MB
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature95 °C92 °C
Number of transistors19,200 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 3900X 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)
SocketAM4FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt140 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 3900X 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-
Precision Boost 2+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 9 3900X 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 Ryzen 9 3900X 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 Ryzen 9 3900X and Xeon Gold 6238. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4-2933
Maximum memory size128 GB1 TB
Max memory channels26
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/s140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 3900X and Xeon Gold 6238.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data48

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.

Ryzen 9 3900X 20.53
+13.7%
Xeon Gold 6238 18.05

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.

Ryzen 9 3900X 32613
+13.8%
Xeon Gold 6238 28668

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 20.53 18.05
Recency 7 July 2019 2 April 2019
Physical cores 12 22
Threads 24 44
Chip lithography 7 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 140 Watt

Ryzen 9 3900X has a 13.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 months, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 33.3% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6238, on the other hand, has 83.3% more physical cores and 83.3% more threads.

The Ryzen 9 3900X is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 6238 in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 9 3900X is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 6238 is a server/workstation one.


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