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Intel Xeon W-1290 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6238L. Specifications

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Released
Q2/2020
Intel Xeon W-1290
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Q2/2019
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Intel Xeon Gold 6238L
Intel Xeon Gold 6238L

What's the best choice Intel Xeon W-1290 or Intel Xeon Gold 6238L? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

Intel Xeon W-1290 has a base frequency of 3.20 GHz. 10 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 80 W. Released in Q2/2020.

Intel Xeon Gold 6238L has a base frequency of 2.10 GHz. 22 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 140 W. Released in Q2/2019.

Differences

Intel Xeon W-1290 Reasons to consider
Intel Xeon W-1290
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  • Higher clock speed

    Around 52% better clock speed

    3.20 GHz left arrow 2.10 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 41% higher specified turbo frequency

    5.20 GHz left arrow 3.70 GHz
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    80 W left arrow 140 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon W-1290 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    587 place
  • More number of cores

    12 more cores

    22 left arrow 10

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon Gold 6238L CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

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Specifications

Technical data
Intel Xeon W-1290 Intel Xeon W-1290
Intel Xeon Gold 6238L Intel Xeon Gold 6238L
CPU family and group

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

  • CPU group
    Intel Xeon W-1200 left arrow Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200
  • Family
    Intel Xeon W left arrow Intel Xeon Gold
  • Generation
    10 left arrow 2
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    3.2 GHz left arrow 2.1 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    10 left arrow 22
  • CPU Threads
    20 left arrow 44
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    5.2 GHz left arrow 3.7 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (10 Cores)
    4 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (22 Cores)
    - left arrow 2.6 GHz
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.

  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow -
  • Execution units
    24 left arrow -
  • Generation
    9.5 left arrow -
  • GPU Frequency
    350 MHz left arrow -
  • GPU name
    Intel UHD Graphics P630 left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU Turbo
    1200 MHz left arrow No turbo
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow -
  • Max. GPU Memory
    64 GB left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q4/2017 left arrow -
  • Shader
    192 left arrow -
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow -
Hardware codec support

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

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow No
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Xeon Gold 6238L and Intel Xeon W-1290. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow -
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 6
  • Memory type
    DDR4-2933 left arrow DDR4-2933
  • PCIe lanes
    16 left arrow 48
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Xeon W-1290 and Intel Xeon Gold 6238L Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    100 °C left arrow -
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    80 W left arrow 140 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Xeon W-1290 and Intel Xeon Gold 6238L, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Comet Lake W left arrow Cascade Lake
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
  • L2-Cache
    20.00 MB left arrow -
  • L3-Cache
    - left arrow 30.25 MB
  • Release date
    Q2/2020 left arrow Q2/2019
  • Socket
    LGA 1200 left arrow LGA 3647
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

No comparable benchmark results are available yet. Specifications alone do not determine which model is faster.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

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