Xeon Gold 6234

Intel · Xeon Gold · 2019 · LGA3647

Overview

The Intel Xeon Gold 6234 is a server processor with 8 cores, released in 2019 at an MSRP of $2,214. It is part of the Xeon Gold lineup, using the Xeon Scalable platform, and fits the LGA3647 socket. Internally, it is built on the "Cascade Lake" architecture. Thanks to Intel Hyper-Threading, each core can handle two instruction streams simultaneously, yielding a total of 16 threads for improved parallelism. The Xeon Gold 6234 has a base clock of 3.3 GHz and can boost up to 4 GHz depending on workload and thermal headroom. Intel manufactures the "Cascade Lake" silicon on a 14nm process node. This processor supports DDR4 memory across 6 channels, up to 1TB total, with ECC support standard for data integrity in server workloads. It supports both single-socket (1P) and dual-socket (2P) configurations, with 48 lanes of PCIe 3.0 available for storage, networking and accelerators. With a TDP of 130W, the Xeon Gold 6234 sits in a typical power envelope for a modern desktop CPU. The cache hierarchy consists of no dedicated of L1, no dedicated of L2, and 24.75MB of L3 cache.

2nd Gen Xeon Scalable 'Cascade Lake' — adds AVX-512 VNNI for AI inference and Optane Persistent Memory support over the original Skylake-SP generation.

Specifications

BrandIntel
FamilyXeon Gold
SeriesXeon Scalable
ArchitectureCascade Lake
CodenameCascade Lake
Launch year2019
Cores8
Threads16
Base clock3.3 GHz
Boost clock4 GHz
L3 cache24.75MB
TDP130W
SocketLGA3647
Process14nm
Memory typeDDR4
Memory channels6
Max memory1TB
PCIe lanes48 (PCIe 3.0)
ECC memoryYes
Socket scalability1P and 2P
Launch MSRP$2,214
Part numberBX806956234
OEM / tray part numberCD8069504283304

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