AMD Ryzen 7 4980U vs Intel Xeon Gold 6238
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CPU comparison with benchmarks
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| AMD Ryzen 7 4980U | Intel Xeon Gold 6238 | |
CPU comparisonAMD Ryzen 7 4980U or Intel Xeon Gold 6238 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.
The AMD Ryzen 7 4980U has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.40 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 7 4980U was released in Q2/2021. The Intel Xeon Gold 6238 has 22 cores with 44 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6238 was released in Q2/2019. |
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| AMD Ryzen 7 (68) | Family | Intel Xeon Gold (163) |
| AMD Ryzen 4000U (11) | CPU group | Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200 (55) |
| 3 | Generation | 2 |
| Renoir (Zen 2) | Architecture | Cascade Lake |
| Mobile | Segment | Desktop / Server |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe AMD Ryzen 7 4980U is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz (4.40 GHz). The Intel Xeon Gold 6238 has 22 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.10 GHz (3.70 GHz). |
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| AMD Ryzen 7 4980U | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Gold 6238 |
| 8 | Cores | 22 |
| 16 | Threads | 44 |
| normal | Core architecture | normal |
| Yes | Hyperthreading | Yes |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 2.00 GHz | Frequency | 2.10 GHz |
| 4.40 GHz | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | 3.70 GHz |
| -- | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | 2.60 GHz |
Internal GraphicsThe integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs. |
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| AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Renoir) | GPU | no iGPU |
| 0.40 GHz | GPU frequency | -- |
| 1.95 GHz | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
| 9 | GPU Generation | -- |
| 7 nm | Technology | |
| 3 | Max. displays | |
| 8 | Compute units | -- |
| 512 | Shader | -- |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| 8 GB | Max. GPU Memory | -- |
| 12 | DirectX Version | -- |
Hardware codec supportA photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos. |
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| AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Renoir) | GPU | no iGPU |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h264 | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec VP9 | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec VP8 | No |
| No | Codec AV1 | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec AVC | No |
| Decode | Codec VC-1 | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | No |
Memory & PCIeThe AMD Ryzen 7 4980U supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6238 can connect up to 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. |
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| AMD Ryzen 7 4980U | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Gold 6238 |
| LPDDR4-4266, DDR4-3200 | Memory | DDR4-2933 |
| 64 GB | Max. Memory | 1024 GB |
| 2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 6 (Hexa Channel) |
| 51.2 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 140.7 GB/s |
| Yes | ECC | Yes |
| 4.00 MB | L2 Cache | -- |
| 8.00 MB | L3 Cache | 30.25 MB |
| 3.0 | PCIe version | 3.0 |
| 12 | PCIe lanes | 48 |
| 11.8 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | 47.3 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD Ryzen 7 4980U has a TDP of 15 W, that of the Intel Xeon Gold 6238 is 140 W. |
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| AMD Ryzen 7 4980U | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Gold 6238 |
| 15 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 140 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| 25 W | TDP up | -- |
| 10 W | TDP down | -- |
| 105 °C | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe AMD Ryzen 7 4980U has a 12.00 MB cache, while the Intel Xeon Gold 6238 cache has a total of 30.25 MB. |
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| AMD Ryzen 7 4980U | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Gold 6238 |
| 7 nm | Technology | 14 nm |
| Chiplet | Chip design | Monolithic |
| x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 | ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 |
| FP6 | Socket | LGA 3647 |
| AMD-V, SVM | Virtualization | VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d |
| Yes | AES-NI | Yes |
| Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux | Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux |
| Q2/2021 | Release date | Q2/2019 |
| -- | Release price | 2615 $ |
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Average performance in benchmarks
⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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AMD Ryzen 7 4980U
8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6238
22C 44T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
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AMD Ryzen 7 4980U
8C 16T @ 2.00 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6238
22C 44T @ 2.60 GHz |
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Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
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AMD Ryzen 7 4980U
8C 16T @ 2.00 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6238
22C 44T @ 2.60 GHz |
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Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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AMD Ryzen 7 4980U
8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6238
22C 44T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
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AMD Ryzen 7 4980U
8C 16T @ 2.00 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6238
22C 44T @ 2.60 GHz |
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Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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AMD Ryzen 7 4980U
8C 16T @ 4.40 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6238
22C 44T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
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AMD Ryzen 7 4980U
8C 16T @ 2.00 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6238
22C 44T @ 2.60 GHz |
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
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AMD Ryzen 7 4980U
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Renoir) @ 1.95 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6238
@ 0.00 GHz |
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Devices using this processor |
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| AMD Ryzen 7 4980U | Intel Xeon Gold 6238 |
| Microsoft Surface | Unknown |
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