Celeron N4120 vs Xeon Gold 6238

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 6238
2019
22 cores / 44 threads, 140 Watt
18.05
+1050%
Celeron N4120
2019
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
1.57

Xeon Gold 6238 outperforms Celeron N4120 by a whopping 1050% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6238 and Celeron N4120 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3382118
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation10.63no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon GoldIntel Gemini Lake
Power efficiency12.2024.76
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Gemini Lake Refresh (2019)
Release date2 April 2019 (5 years ago)4 November 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,612no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6238 and Celeron N4120 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 cores22 (Docosa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads444
Base clock speed2.1 GHz1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz2.6 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier21no data
L1 cache1.375 MBno data
L2 cache22 MB4 MB
L3 cache30.25 MB4 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature92 °C105 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6238 and Celeron N4120 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)1
SocketFCLGA3647FCBGA1090
Power consumption (TDP)140 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6238 and Celeron N4120. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+-
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0--
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6238 and Celeron N4120 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6238 and Celeron N4120 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6238 and Celeron N4120. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR4
Maximum memory size1 TB8 GB
Max memory channels62
Maximum memory bandwidth140.8 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 600
Max video memoryno data8 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data700 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Gold 6238 and Celeron N4120 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
MIPI-DSIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon Gold 6238 and Celeron N4120 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon Gold 6238 and Celeron N4120 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6238 and Celeron N4120.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes486
USB revisionno data2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data8
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno 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.


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 6238 18.05
+1050%
Celeron N4120 1.57

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 6238 28668
+1051%
Celeron N4120 2490

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 18.05 1.57
Recency 2 April 2019 4 November 2019
Physical cores 22 4
Threads 44 4
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 6 Watt

Xeon Gold 6238 has a 1049.7% higher aggregate performance score, and 450% more physical cores and 1000% more threads.

Celeron N4120, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 months, and 2233.3% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Gold 6238 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N4120 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 6238 is a server/workstation processor while Celeron N4120 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Gold 6238 and Celeron N4120, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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