Xeon Gold 6244 vs Gold 6238M

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6238M and Xeon Gold 6244 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	588
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	11.88
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	Intel Xeon Gold
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$5,615	$2,925

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6238M and Xeon Gold 6244 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	22 (Docosa-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	44	16
Boost clock speed	2.1 GHz	3.6 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache	1.375 MB	512 KB
L2 cache	22 MB	8 MB
L3 cache	30.25 MB	24.75 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	92 °C	74 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6238M and Xeon Gold 6244 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	Socket P	Socket P
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6238M and Xeon Gold 6244. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
TSX	+	+

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6238M and Xeon Gold 6244 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6238M and Xeon Gold 6244 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6238M and Xeon Gold 6244. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	2 TiB	1 TiB
Max memory channels	6	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	140.8 GB/s	140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6238M and Xeon Gold 6244.

PCI Express lanes

48

48

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	22	8
Threads	44	16
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	150 Watt

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