Intel Xeon Gold 6238 vs Intel Celeron G3950

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Intel Xeon Gold 6238 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Celeron G3950
Intel Xeon Gold 6238 Intel Celeron G3950

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon Gold 6238 or Intel Celeron G3950 - 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 6238 has 22 cores with 44 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. Up to 1024 GB of memory is supported in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6238 was released in Q2/2019.

The Intel Celeron G3950 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron G3950 was released in Q1/2017.
Intel Xeon Gold (163) Family Intel Celeron (165)
Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200 (55) CPU group Intel Celeron G3000 6. Gen. (6)
2 Generation 6
Cascade Lake Architecture Skylake S
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Gold 6238 has 22 CPU cores and can calculate 44 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Gold 6238 is 2.10 GHz (3.70 GHz) while the Intel Celeron G3950 has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Celeron G3950 is at 3.00 GHz.

Intel Xeon Gold 6238 Characteristic Intel Celeron G3950
22 Cores 2
44 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.10 GHz Frequency 3.00 GHz
3.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
2.60 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 6238 Characteristic Intel Celeron G3950
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Xeon Gold 6238 or Intel Celeron G3950 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

no iGPU GPU Intel HD Graphics 610
GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.05 GHz
-- GPU Generation 9.5
Technology 14 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 12
-- Shader 96
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
-- DirectX Version 12

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 610
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon Gold 6238 can use up to 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 140.7 GB/s. The Intel Celeron G3950 supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 34.1 GB/s.

Intel Xeon Gold 6238 Characteristic Intel Celeron G3950
DDR4-2933 Memory DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600
1024 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
6 (Hexa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
140.7 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 34.1 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
30.25 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
48 PCIe lanes 16
47.3 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon Gold 6238 is 140 W, while the Intel Celeron G3950 has a TDP of 51 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Xeon Gold 6238 Characteristic Intel Celeron G3950
140 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 51 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Gold 6238 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 30.25 MB cache. The Intel Celeron G3950 is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache.

Intel Xeon Gold 6238 Characteristic Intel Celeron G3950
14 nm Technology 14 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
LGA 3647 Socket LGA 1151
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2019 Release date Q1/2017
2615 $ Release price 49 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon Gold 6238 (100%)
Intel Celeron G3950 (72%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon Gold 6238 (100%)
Intel Celeron G3950 (9%)

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 6238 Intel Xeon Gold 6238
22C 44T @ 3.70 GHz
1076 (100%)
Intel Celeron G3950 Intel Celeron G3950
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
777 (72%)

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 6238 Intel Xeon Gold 6238
22C 44T @ 2.60 GHz
15622 (100%)
Intel Celeron G3950 Intel Celeron G3950
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
1470 (9%)

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 6238 Intel Xeon Gold 6238
22C 44T @ 2.60 GHz
27598 (100%)
Intel Celeron G3950 Intel Celeron G3950
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
2410 (9%)

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 6238 Intel Xeon Gold 6238
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron G3950 Intel Celeron G3950
Intel HD Graphics 610 @ 1.05 GHz
202 (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 6238 Intel Xeon Gold 6238
22C 44T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron G3950 Intel Celeron G3950
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
127 (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 6238 Intel Xeon Gold 6238
22C 44T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Celeron G3950 Intel Celeron G3950
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
228 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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