Intel Xeon Gold 6238R vs Intel Pentium G860T

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Intel Xeon Gold 6238R CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Pentium G860T
Intel Xeon Gold 6238R Intel Pentium G860T

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Xeon Gold 6238R and the Intel Pentium G860T and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Xeon Gold 6238R 28 core processor released in Q1/2020 with the Intel Pentium G860T which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2012.
Intel Xeon Gold (163) Family Intel Pentium (150)
Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200 (55) CPU group Intel Pentium G800 (2)
2 Generation 3
Cascade Lake Architecture Sandy Bridge S
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Gold 6238R is a 28 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.20 GHz (4.00 GHz). The processor can compute 56 threads at the same time. The Intel Pentium G860T clocks with 2.60 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel.

Intel Xeon Gold 6238R Characteristic Intel Pentium G860T
28 Cores 2
56 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.20 GHz Frequency 2.60 GHz
4.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
2.40 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 6238R Characteristic Intel Pentium G860T
-- 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 (Sandy Bridge GT1)
GPU frequency 0.65 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.10 GHz
-- GPU Generation 6
Technology 32 nm
Max. displays 2
-- Compute units 6
-- Shader 48
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 (Sandy Bridge GT1)
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

Up to 1024 GB of memory in a maximum of 6 memory channels is supported by the Intel Xeon Gold 6238R, while the Intel Pentium G860T supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 21.3 GB/s enabled.

Intel Xeon Gold 6238R Characteristic Intel Pentium G860T
DDR4-2933 Memory DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333
1024 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
6 (Hexa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
140.7 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
38.50 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 Intel Xeon Gold 6238R has a TDP of 165 W. The TDP of the Intel Pentium G860T is 35 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Xeon Gold 6238R Characteristic Intel Pentium G860T
165 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
76 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Gold 6238R has 38.50 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of Intel Pentium G860T is at 3.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 32 nm.

Intel Xeon Gold 6238R Characteristic Intel Pentium G860T
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
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
Q1/2020 Release date Q2/2012
2610 $ 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 6238R Intel Xeon Gold 6238R
28C 56T @ 4.00 GHz
1136 (100%)
Intel Pentium G860T Intel Pentium G860T
2C 2T @ 2.60 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 Xeon Gold 6238R Intel Xeon Gold 6238R
28C 56T @ 2.40 GHz
21433 (100%)
Intel Pentium G860T Intel Pentium G860T
2C 2T @ 2.60 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 Xeon Gold 6238R Intel Xeon Gold 6238R
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium G860T Intel Pentium G860T
Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1) @ 1.10 GHz
106 (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 6238R Intel Xeon Gold 6238R
28C 56T @ 2.40 GHz
37522 (100%)
Intel Pentium G860T Intel Pentium G860T
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon Gold 6238R Intel Pentium G860T
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