Intel Xeon Gold 6230N
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Intel Xeon Gold 6230N vs Intel Core i9-10900K. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q2/2019
Intel Xeon Gold 6230N
Intel Xeon Gold 6230N
Released
Q2/2020
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Intel Core i9-10900K
Intel Core i9-10900K

What's the best choice Intel Xeon Gold 6230N or Intel Core i9-10900K? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Xeon Gold 6230N has a maximum frequency of 2.30 GHz. 20 Cores. Power consumption of 125 W. Released in Q2/2019.

Intel Core i9-10900K has a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. 10 Cores. Power consumption of 125 W. Released in Q2/2020.

Differences

  • More number of cores

    10 times more cores

    20 left arrow 10

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon Gold 6230N CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    224 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 38% better clock speed

    3.70 GHz left arrow 2.30 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 34 % better overclocked clock speed

    5.30 GHz left arrow 3.50 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i9-10900K CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    159 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    78 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    53 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    62 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    49 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    76 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    265 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    169 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    45 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    669 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    167 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    176 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Xeon Gold 6230N Intel Xeon Gold 6230N
Intel Core i9-10900K Intel Core i9-10900K
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Xeon Gold left arrow Intel Core i9
  • Generation
    2 left arrow 10
  • CPU group
    Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200 left arrow Intel Core i 10000
  • Predecessor
    -- left arrow Intel Core i9-9900K
  • Successor
    -- left arrow Intel Core i9-11900K
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    2.30 GHz left arrow 3.70 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    20 left arrow 10
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.50 GHz left arrow 5.30 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    40 left arrow 20
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow Intel UHD Graphics 630
  • GPU frequency
    left arrow 0.35 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow 1.20 GHz
  • Execution units
    left arrow 24
  • Shader
    left arrow 192
  • Max. GPU Memory
    -- left arrow 64 GB
  • Max. displays
    left arrow 3
  • Generation
    left arrow 9.5
  • DirectX Version
    left arrow 12
  • Technology
    left arrow 14 nm
  • Release date
    left arrow Q4/2017
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i9-10900K and Intel Xeon Gold 6230N. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2933 left arrow DDR4-2933
  • Max. Memory
    left arrow 128 GB
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    6 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    48 left arrow 16
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Xeon Gold 6230N and Intel Core i9-10900K to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    125 W left arrow 125 W
  • TDP down
    -- left arrow 95 W
  • Tjunction max.
    -- left arrow 100 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Xeon Gold 6230N and Intel Xeon Gold 6230N, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L3-Cache
    27.50 MB left arrow 20.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Cascade Lake left arrow Comet Lake S
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 3647 left arrow LGA 1200
  • Release date
    Q2/2019 left arrow Q2/2020

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Xeon Gold 6230N and Intel Core i9-10900K.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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