Intel Xeon Gold 6230 vs Intel Core i5-3450

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Intel Xeon Gold 6230 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i5-3450
Intel Xeon Gold 6230 Intel Core i5-3450

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Xeon Gold 6230 and the Intel Core i5-3450 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Xeon Gold 6230 20 core processor released in Q2/2019 with the Intel Core i5-3450 which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2012.
Intel Xeon Gold (163) Family Intel Core i5 (331)
Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200 (55) CPU group Intel Core i 3000 (31)
2 Generation 3
Cascade Lake Architecture Ivy Bridge S
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Gold 6230 is a 20 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.10 GHz (3.90 GHz). The processor can compute 40 threads at the same time. The Intel Core i5-3450 clocks with 3.10 GHz (3.50 GHz), has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

Intel Xeon Gold 6230 Characteristic Intel Core i5-3450
20 Cores 4
40 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.10 GHz Frequency 3.10 GHz
3.90 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.50 GHz
2.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

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 Xeon Gold 6230 Characteristic Intel Core i5-3450
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

no iGPU GPU Intel HD Graphics 2500
GPU frequency 0.65 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.10 GHz
-- GPU Generation 7
Technology 22 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 6
-- Shader 48
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
-- DirectX Version 11.0

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.

no iGPU GPU Intel HD Graphics 2500
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 1024 GB of memory in a maximum of 6 memory channels is supported by the Intel Xeon Gold 6230, while the Intel Core i5-3450 supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 25.6 GB/s enabled.

Intel Xeon Gold 6230 Characteristic Intel Core i5-3450
DDR4-2933 Memory DDR3-1600
1024 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
6 (Hexa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
140.7 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
27.50 MB L3 Cache 6.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
48 PCIe lanes 16
47.3 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Xeon Gold 6230 has a TDP of 125 W. The TDP of the Intel Core i5-3450 is 77 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Xeon Gold 6230 Characteristic Intel Core i5-3450
125 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 77 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Gold 6230 has 27.50 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of Intel Core i5-3450 is at 6.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 22 nm.

Intel Xeon Gold 6230 Characteristic Intel Core i5-3450
14 nm Technology 22 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
LGA 3647 Socket LGA 1155
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2019 Release date Q2/2012
1896 $ Release price 195 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon Gold 6230 (100%)
Intel Core i5-3450 (59%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon Gold 6230 (100%)
Intel Core i5-3450 (17%)

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 Xeon Gold 6230 Intel Xeon Gold 6230
20C 40T @ 3.90 GHz
1093 (100%)
Intel Core i5-3450 Intel Core i5-3450
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
749 (69%)

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 Xeon Gold 6230 Intel Xeon Gold 6230
20C 40T @ 2.50 GHz
14529 (100%)
Intel Core i5-3450 Intel Core i5-3450
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
2483 (17%)

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 Xeon Gold 6230 Intel Xeon Gold 6230
20C 40T @ 3.90 GHz
1419 (100%)
Intel Core i5-3450 Intel Core i5-3450
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
694 (49%)

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 Xeon Gold 6230 Intel Xeon Gold 6230
20C 40T @ 2.50 GHz
26897 (100%)
Intel Core i5-3450 Intel Core i5-3450
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
4480 (17%)

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 Xeon Gold 6230 Intel Xeon Gold 6230
20C 40T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-3450 Intel Core i5-3450
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
1966 (100%)

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 Xeon Gold 6230 Intel Xeon Gold 6230
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-3450 Intel Core i5-3450
Intel HD Graphics 2500 @ 1.10 GHz
106 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Xeon Gold 6230 Intel Xeon Gold 6230
20C 40T @ 2.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-3450 Intel Core i5-3450
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
1303 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon Gold 6230 Intel Core i5-3450
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