Opteron 6278 vs Xeon Gold 6230

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6230 and Opteron 6278 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	376	871
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	13.68	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	no data
Power efficiency	12.90	7.12
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Interlagos (2011−2012)
Release date	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)	1 May 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,894	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6230 and Opteron 6278 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	20 (Icosa-Core)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	40	16
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	3.3 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	21	no data
L1 cache	1.25 MB	768 KB
L2 cache	20 MB	16 MB
L3 cache	27.5 MB	8 MB (per die)
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Die size	no data	316 mm2
Maximum core temperature	87 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	2,400 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6230 and Opteron 6278 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
Socket	FCLGA3647	G34
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	115 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6230 and Opteron 6278. 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	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6230 and Opteron 6278 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 Xeon Gold 6230 and Opteron 6278 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6230 and Opteron 6278. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR3
Maximum memory size	1 TB	no data
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	140.8 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6230 and Opteron 6278.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	48	no data

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	17.04	8.65
Recency	2 April 2019	1 May 2012
Physical cores	20	16
Threads	40	16
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	115 Watt

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