Intel Xeon Gold 6438M vs Intel Core i3-540
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| Intel Xeon Gold 6438M | Intel Core i3-540 | |
CPU comparisonIntel Xeon Gold 6438M or Intel Core i3-540 - 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 6438M has 32 cores with 64 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.90 GHz. Up to 4096 GB of memory is supported in 8 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6438M was released in Q1/2023. The Intel Core i3-540 has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.06 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-540 was released in Q1/2010. |
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| Intel Xeon Gold (163) | Family | Intel Core i3 (205) |
| Intel Xeon Gold 5400/6400 (25) | CPU group | Intel Core i3 500 (4) |
| 4 | Generation | 1 |
| Sapphire Rapids | Architecture | Clarkdale |
| Desktop / Server | Segment | Desktop / Server |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Intel Xeon Gold 6438M has 32 CPU cores and can calculate 64 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Gold 6438M is 2.20 GHz (3.90 GHz) while the Intel Core i3-540 has 2 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-540 is at 3.06 GHz. |
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| Intel Xeon Gold 6438M | Characteristic | Intel Core i3-540 |
| 32 | Cores | 2 |
| 64 | Threads | 4 |
| normal | Core architecture | normal |
| Yes | Hyperthreading | Yes |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 2.20 GHz | Frequency | 3.06 GHz |
| 3.90 GHz | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | -- |
| -- | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | -- |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)The Intel Xeon Gold 6438M or Intel Core i3-540 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. |
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| no iGPU | GPU | Intel HD Graphics (Westmere) |
| GPU frequency | 0.50 GHz | |
| -- | GPU (Turbo) | 0.73 GHz |
| -- | GPU Generation | 5 |
| Technology | 32 nm | |
| Max. displays | 2 | |
| -- | Compute units | 12 |
| -- | Shader | 24 |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| -- | Max. GPU Memory | 2 GB |
| -- | DirectX Version | 10.1 |
Hardware codec supportA 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. |
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| no iGPU | GPU | Intel HD Graphics (Westmere) |
| No | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | No |
| No | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | No |
| No | Codec h264 | Decode |
| No | Codec VP9 | No |
| No | Codec VP8 | No |
| No | Codec AV1 | No |
| No | Codec AVC | Decode |
| No | Codec VC-1 | No |
| No | Codec JPEG | No |
Memory & PCIeThe Intel Xeon Gold 6438M can use up to 4096 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 307.2 GB/s. The Intel Core i3-540 supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 21.3 GB/s. |
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| Intel Xeon Gold 6438M | Characteristic | Intel Core i3-540 |
| DDR5-4400, DDR5-4800 | Memory | DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333 |
| 4096 GB | Max. Memory | 16 GB |
| 8 (Octa Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| 307.2 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 21.3 GB/s |
| Yes | ECC | Yes |
| -- | L2 Cache | 0.50 MB |
| 60.00 MB | L3 Cache | 4.00 MB |
| 5.0 | PCIe version | 2.0 |
| 80 | PCIe lanes | 16 |
| 315.0 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | 8.0 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon Gold 6438M is 205 W, while the Intel Core i3-540 has a TDP of 73 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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| Intel Xeon Gold 6438M | Characteristic | Intel Core i3-540 |
| 205 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 73 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| -- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe Intel Xeon Gold 6438M is manufactured in 10 nm and has 60.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i3-540 is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 4.50 MB cache. |
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| Intel Xeon Gold 6438M | Characteristic | Intel Core i3-540 |
| 10 nm | Technology | 32 nm |
| Chiplet | 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 4677 | Socket | LGA 1156 |
| VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d | Virtualization | VT-x, VT-x EPT |
| Yes | AES-NI | No |
| Windows, Linux | Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux |
| Q1/2023 | Release date | Q1/2010 |
| 3273 $ | Release price | 117 $ |
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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.
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Intel Xeon Gold 6438M
32C 64T @ 3.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-540
2C 4T @ 3.06 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Xeon Gold 6438M
32C 64T @ 2.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-540
2C 4T @ 3.06 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Xeon Gold 6438M
32C 64T @ 3.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-540
2C 4T @ 3.06 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Xeon Gold 6438M
32C 64T @ 2.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-540
2C 4T @ 3.06 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Xeon Gold 6438M
@ 0.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-540
Intel HD Graphics (Westmere) @ 0.73 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Xeon Gold 6438M
32C 64T @ 2.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-540
2C 4T @ 3.06 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Xeon Gold 6438M
32C 64T @ 2.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-540
2C 4T @ 3.06 GHz |
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