Intel Core i7-2920XM vs Intel Xeon Gold 6230T

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i7-2920XM CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Gold 6230T
Intel Core i7-2920XM Intel Xeon Gold 6230T

CPU comparison

Intel Core i7-2920XM or Intel Xeon Gold 6230T - 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 Intel Core i7-2920XM has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-2920XM was released in Q1/2011.

The Intel Xeon Gold 6230T has 20 cores with 40 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.90 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6230T was released in Q2/2019.
Intel Core i7 (298) Family Intel Xeon Gold (163)
Intel Core i 2000M (46) CPU group Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200 (55)
2 Generation 2
Sandy Bridge H Architecture Cascade Lake
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-2920XM is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.50 GHz (3.50 GHz). The Intel Xeon Gold 6230T has 20 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.10 GHz (3.90 GHz).

Intel Core i7-2920XM Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6230T
4 Cores 20
8 Threads 40
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.50 GHz Frequency 2.10 GHz
3.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.90 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.50 GHz

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Core i7-2920XM Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6230T
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The 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.

Intel HD Graphics 3000 GPU no iGPU
0.65 GHz GPU frequency --
1.30 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
6 GPU Generation --
32 nm Technology
2 Max. displays
12 Compute units --
96 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
10.1 DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A 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.

Intel HD Graphics 3000 GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i7-2920XM supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6230T can connect up to 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels.

Intel Core i7-2920XM Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6230T
DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600 Memory DDR4-2933
32 GB Max. Memory 1024 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 6 (Hexa Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 140.7 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
8.00 MB L3 Cache 27.50 MB
2.0 PCIe version 3.0
16 PCIe lanes 48
8.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 47.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i7-2920XM has a TDP of 55 W, that of the Intel Xeon Gold 6230T is 125 W.

Intel Core i7-2920XM Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6230T
55 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 125 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-2920XM has a 8.00 MB cache, while the Intel Xeon Gold 6230T cache has a total of 27.50 MB.

Intel Core i7-2920XM Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6230T
32 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
PGA 988 Socket LGA 3647
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2011 Release date Q2/2019
570 $ Release price 1988 $
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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.
Intel Core i7-2920XM Intel Core i7-2920XM
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
701 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6230T Intel Xeon Gold 6230T
20C 40T @ 3.90 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Core i7-2920XM Intel Core i7-2920XM
4C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
2670 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6230T Intel Xeon Gold 6230T
20C 40T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core i7-2920XM Intel Core i7-2920XM
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
618 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6230T Intel Xeon Gold 6230T
20C 40T @ 3.90 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core i7-2920XM Intel Core i7-2920XM
4C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
2020 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6230T Intel Xeon Gold 6230T
20C 40T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Core i7-2920XM Intel Core i7-2920XM
Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 1.30 GHz
250 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6230T Intel Xeon Gold 6230T
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Intel Core i7-2920XM Intel Core i7-2920XM
4C 8T @ 2.50 GHz
4611 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6230T Intel Xeon Gold 6230T
20C 40T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i7-2920XM Intel Xeon Gold 6230T
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