Intel Xeon Gold 6230R vs Intel Core i3-2350M

Last updated: 2023-05-10

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Xeon Gold 6230R		Intel Core i3-2350M
CPU comparison Intel Xeon Gold 6230R or Intel Core i3-2350M - 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 Xeon Gold 6230R has 26 cores with 52 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.00 GHz. Up to 1024 GB of memory is supported in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6230R was released in Q1/2020. The Intel Core i3-2350M has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-2350M was released in Q4/2011.

Intel Xeon Gold (163)	Family	Intel Core i3 (205)
Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200 (55)	CPU group	Intel Core i 2000M (46)
2	Generation	2
Cascade Lake	Architecture	Sandy Bridge H
Desktop / Server	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Xeon Gold 6230R is a 26 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.10 GHz (4.00 GHz). The Intel Core i3-2350M has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.30 GHz.
Intel Xeon Gold 6230R	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-2350M
26	Cores	2
52	Threads	4
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
2.10 GHz	Frequency	2.30 GHz
4.00 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	--
2.30 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	--

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
Intel Xeon Gold 6230R	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-2350M
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics 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.
no iGPU	GPU	Intel HD Graphics 3000
	GPU frequency	0.65 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	1.15 GHz
--	GPU Generation	6
	Technology	32 nm
	Max. displays	2
--	Compute units	12
--	Shader	96
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	2 GB
--	DirectX Version	10.1

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 3000
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	No

Memory & PCIe The Intel Xeon Gold 6230R supports a maximum of 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-2350M can connect up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Intel Xeon Gold 6230R	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-2350M
DDR4-2933	Memory	DDR3-1333
1024 GB	Max. Memory	16 GB
6 (Hexa Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
140.7 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	21.3 GB/s
Yes	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	--
35.75 MB	L3 Cache	3.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	2.0
48	PCIe lanes	16
47.3 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	8.0 GB/s
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Xeon Gold 6230R has a TDP of 150 W, that of the Intel Core i3-2350M is 35 W.
Intel Xeon Gold 6230R	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-2350M
150 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	35 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	85 °C
Technical details The Intel Xeon Gold 6230R has a 35.75 MB cache, while the Intel Core i3-2350M cache has a total of 3.00 MB.
Intel Xeon Gold 6230R	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-2350M
14 nm	Technology	32 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	PPGA 988
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
Q1/2020	Release date	Q4/2011
1894 $	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Xeon Gold 6230R (100%)

Intel Core i3-2350M (37%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Xeon Gold 6230R (100%)

Intel Core i3-2350M (6%)

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 6230R 26C 52T @ 4.00 GHz	1027 (100%)
	Intel Core i3-2350M 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	449 (44%)

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 6230R 26C 52T @ 2.30 GHz	13953 (100%)
	Intel Core i3-2350M 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	1019 (7%)

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 6230R 26C 52T @ 4.00 GHz	1367 (100%)
	Intel Core i3-2350M 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	390 (29%)

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 6230R 26C 52T @ 2.30 GHz	34208 (100%)
	Intel Core i3-2350M 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	1270 (4%)

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 6230R 26C 52T @ 2.30 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-2350M 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	806 (100%)

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.


	Intel Xeon Gold 6230R 26C 52T @ 4.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-2350M 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	165 (100%)

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.


	Intel Xeon Gold 6230R 26C 52T @ 2.30 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-2350M 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	419 (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 6230R @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-2350M Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 1.15 GHz	221 (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 6230R 26C 52T @ 2.10 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-2350M 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	541 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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.


	Intel Xeon Gold 6230R 26C 52T @ 4.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-2350M 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	80 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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.


	Intel Xeon Gold 6230R 26C 52T @ 2.30 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-2350M 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	194 (100%)

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