Xeon E-2236 vs E-2234

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E-2234 and Xeon E-2236 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1117	859
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	25.07	38.17
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon E	Intel Xeon E
Power efficiency	7.65	10.44
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake-S WS (2018−2019)	Coffee Lake-S WS (2018−2019)
Release date	27 May 2019 (5 years ago)	27 May 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$250	$284

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E-2236 has 52% better value for money than Xeon E-2234.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E-2234 and Xeon E-2236 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	4 (Quad-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	8	12
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.8 GHz	4.8 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	36	34
L1 cache	256 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	1.5 MB
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	126 mm2	149.6 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E-2234 and Xeon E-2236 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 (Uniprocessor)	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA1151	FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)	71 Watt	80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E-2234 and Xeon E-2236. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+

Security technologies

Xeon E-2234 and Xeon E-2236 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
MPX	+	+
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E-2234 and Xeon E-2236 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E-2234 and Xeon E-2236. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size	128 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel UHD Graphics P630	Intel UHD Graphics P630
Clear Video	-	-
Clear Video HD	-	-
InTru 3D	-	-

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E-2234 and Xeon E-2236 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	-	-
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	N/A	N/A
Max resolution over eDP	N/A	N/A
Max resolution over DisplayPort	N/A	N/A
Max resolution over VGA	N/A	N/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E-2234 and Xeon E-2236 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	N/A	N/A
OpenGL	N/A	N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E-2234 and Xeon E-2236.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	5.96	9.16
Physical cores	4	6
Threads	8	12
Power consumption (TDP)	71 Watt	80 Watt

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