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Intel Core i7-3930k vs Intel Xeon Gold 6208U. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q4/2011
Intel Core i7-3930k
Intel Core i7-3930k
Released
Q1/2020
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Intel Xeon Gold 6208U
Intel Xeon Gold 6208U

What's the best choice Intel Core i7-3930k or Intel Xeon Gold 6208U? Which processor is faster?

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

Intel Core i7-3930k has a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. 6 Cores. Power consumption of 130 W. Released in Q4/2011.

Intel Xeon Gold 6208U has a maximum frequency of 2.90 GHz. 16 Cores. Power consumption of 150 W. Released in Q1/2020.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    718 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 9% better clock speed

    3.20 GHz left arrow 2.90 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    130 W left arrow 150 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-3930k CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    484 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    283 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    531 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    300 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    792 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    569 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    83 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    309 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    172 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    533 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    168 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    458 place
  • More number of cores

    About 2.67 times more cores

    16 left arrow 6
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 3 % better overclocked clock speed

    3.90 GHz left arrow 3.80 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon Gold 6208U CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    114 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i7-3930k Intel Core i7-3930k
Intel Xeon Gold 6208U Intel Xeon Gold 6208U
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 Core i7 Extreme Edition left arrow Intel Xeon Gold
  • Generation
    3 left arrow 2
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 3000X left arrow Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200
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
    3.20 GHz left arrow 2.90 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    6 left arrow 16
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.80 GHz left arrow 3.90 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    12 left arrow 32
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • 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 no iGPU
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
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 No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Xeon Gold 6208U and Intel Core i7-3930k. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR3-1600 left arrow DDR4-2933
  • Max. Memory
    left arrow 1024 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    4 left arrow 6
  • PCIe version
    left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    left arrow 48
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i7-3930k and Intel Xeon Gold 6208U to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    130 W left arrow 150 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i7-3930k and Intel Core i7-3930k, 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 (C2 Stepping) left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
  • L3-Cache
    12.00 MB left arrow 22.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Sandy Bridge E left arrow Cascade Lake
  • Technology
    32 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 2011 left arrow LGA 3647
  • Release date
    Q4/2011 left arrow Q1/2020

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i7-3930k and Intel Xeon Gold 6208U.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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