Xeon Gold 6238T vs Gold 6128

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6128 and Xeon Gold 6238T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	947	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.09	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	Intel Xeon Gold
Power efficiency	6.55	no data
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2018)	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date	25 April 2017 (7 years ago)	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,697	$2,742

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6128 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 cores	6 (Hexa-Core)	22 (Docosa-Core)
Threads	12	44
Base clock speed	3.4 GHz	1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	3.7 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	34	19
L1 cache	384 KB	1.375 MB
L2 cache	6 MB	22 MB
L3 cache	19.25 MB	30.25 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	74 °C	90 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6128 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 configuration	4 (Multiprocessor)	4 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA3647	FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6128 and Xeon Gold 6238T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	-
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6128 and Xeon Gold 6238T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6128 and Xeon Gold 6238T are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6128 and Xeon Gold 6238T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	768 GB	1 TB
Max memory channels	6	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	128.001 GB/s	140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6128 and Xeon Gold 6238T.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	48	48

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	25 April 2017	2 April 2019
Physical cores	6	22
Threads	12	44
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	125 Watt

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