i5-11500B vs Xeon Gold 6238T

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6238T and Core i5-11500B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated703
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon Goldno data
Power efficiencyno data15.98
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Tiger Lake-H (2021)
Release date2 April 2019 (5 years ago)1 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,742no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6238T and Core i5-11500B 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads4412
Base clock speed1.9 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz4.6 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s8 GT/s
Multiplier19no data
L1 cache1.375 MBno data
L2 cache22 MBno data
L3 cache30.25 MB12 MB
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm
Maximum core temperature90 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6238T and Core i5-11500B 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
SocketFCLGA3647no data
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6238T and Core i5-11500B. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX+-
vPro+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
SIPP-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-+
Deep Learning Boost++

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6238T and Core i5-11500B technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6238T and Core i5-11500B are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6238T and Core i5-11500B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933Up to 3200 MT/s
Maximum memory size1 TB128 GB
Max memory channels62
Maximum memory bandwidth140.8 GB/s45.8 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel® UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel® Processors
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.45 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Gold 6238T and Core i5-11500B integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon Gold 6238T and Core i5-11500B integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304@30Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096 x 2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon Gold 6238T and Core i5-11500B integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6238T and Core i5-11500B.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4816

Pros & cons summary


Recency 2 April 2019 1 April 2021
Physical cores 22 6
Threads 44 12
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon Gold 6238T has 266.7% more physical cores and 266.7% more threads.

i5-11500B, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 92.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Gold 6238T and Core i5-11500B. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 6238T is a server/workstation processor while Core i5-11500B is a notebook one.


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