Xeon E5-2690 vs Gold 6230

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 6230
2019
20 cores / 40 threads, 125 Watt
17.13
+179%
Xeon E5-2690
2012
8 cores / 16 threads, 135 Watt
6.13

Xeon Gold 6230 outperforms Xeon E5-2690 by a whopping 179% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6230 and Xeon E5-2690 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3771092
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation13.563.92
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Goldno data
Power efficiency12.974.30
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Sandy Bridge-EP (2012)
Release date2 April 2019 (5 years ago)6 March 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,894$397

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6230 has 246% better value for money than Xeon E5-2690.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6230 and Xeon E5-2690 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 cores20 (Icosa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads4016
Base clock speed2.1 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz3.8 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s8 GT/s
Multiplier21no data
L1 cache1.25 MB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache20 MB256 KB (per core)
L3 cache27.5 MB20480 KB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data435 mm2
Maximum core temperature87 °C72 °C
Number of transistorsno data2,270 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6230 and Xeon E5-2690 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 configuration4 (Multiprocessor)2
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt135 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6230 and Xeon E5-2690. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® AVX
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6230 and Xeon E5-2690 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6230 and Xeon E5-2690 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6230 and Xeon E5-2690. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR3
Maximum memory size1 TB384 GB
Max memory channels64
Maximum memory bandwidth140.8 GB/s51.2 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6230 and Xeon E5-2690.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4840

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.

Xeon Gold 6230 17.13
+179%
Xeon E5-2690 6.13

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.

Xeon Gold 6230 27210
+179%
Xeon E5-2690 9744

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon Gold 6230 960
+64.1%
Xeon E5-2690 585

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon Gold 6230 8116
+135%
Xeon E5-2690 3459

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 17.13 6.13
Recency 2 April 2019 6 March 2012
Physical cores 20 8
Threads 40 16
Chip lithography 14 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 135 Watt

Xeon Gold 6230 has a 179.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, 150% more physical cores and 150% more threads, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 8% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Gold 6230 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2690 in performance tests.


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