Intel Xeon Gold 6238L vs Intel Core i3-2330M

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Intel Xeon Gold 6238L CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i3-2330M
Intel Xeon Gold 6238L Intel Core i3-2330M

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon Gold 6238L or Intel Core i3-2330M - 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 6238L has 22 cores with 44 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. Up to 4608 GB of memory is supported in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6238L was released in Q2/2019.

The Intel Core i3-2330M has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-2330M was released in Q2/2011.
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 6238L is a 22 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.10 GHz (3.70 GHz). The Intel Core i3-2330M has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.20 GHz.
Intel Xeon Gold 6238L Characteristic Intel Core i3-2330M
22 Cores 2
44 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.10 GHz Frequency 2.20 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 6238L Characteristic Intel Core i3-2330M
-- 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) 1.10 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 6238L supports a maximum of 4608 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-2330M can connect up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Intel Xeon Gold 6238L Characteristic Intel Core i3-2330M
DDR4-2933 Memory DDR3-1333
4608 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 --
30.25 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 6238L has a TDP of 140 W, that of the Intel Core i3-2330M is 35 W.
Intel Xeon Gold 6238L Characteristic Intel Core i3-2330M
140 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Gold 6238L has a 30.25 MB cache, while the Intel Core i3-2330M cache has a total of 3.00 MB.
Intel Xeon Gold 6238L Characteristic Intel Core i3-2330M
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 BGA 1023
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 Q2/2011
-- Release price --
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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 Xeon Gold 6238L Intel Xeon Gold 6238L
22C 44T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-2330M Intel Core i3-2330M
2C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
435 (100%)

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 6238L Intel Xeon Gold 6238L
22C 44T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-2330M Intel Core i3-2330M
2C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
958 (100%)

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 6238L Intel Xeon Gold 6238L
22C 44T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-2330M Intel Core i3-2330M
2C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
369 (100%)

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 6238L Intel Xeon Gold 6238L
22C 44T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-2330M Intel Core i3-2330M
2C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
766 (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 6238L Intel Xeon Gold 6238L
22C 44T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-2330M Intel Core i3-2330M
2C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
146 (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 6238L Intel Xeon Gold 6238L
22C 44T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-2330M Intel Core i3-2330M
2C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
373 (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 6238L Intel Xeon Gold 6238L
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-2330M Intel Core i3-2330M
Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 1.10 GHz
211 (100%)

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 6238L Intel Xeon Gold 6238L
22C 44T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-2330M Intel Core i3-2330M
2C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
1236 (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 6238L Intel Xeon Gold 6238L
22C 44T @ 2.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-2330M Intel Core i3-2330M
2C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
517 (100%)

Devices using this processor
Intel Xeon Gold 6238L Intel Core i3-2330M
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