Xeon Gold 6338 vs A10-9700E
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Gold 6338 outperforms A10-9700E by a whopping 1103% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2151 | 292 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Power efficiency | 2.23 | 4.58 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Bristol Ridge (2016−2019) | no data |
| Release date | 27 July 2017 (8 years ago) | 1 April 2021 (4 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
A10-9700E and Xeon Gold 6338 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 32 (Dotriaconta-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 64 |
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| L2 cache | 2048 KB | no data |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 48 MB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 10 nm |
| Die size | 246 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | 81 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 74 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on A10-9700E and Xeon Gold 6338 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | no data |
| Socket | AM4 | FCLGA4189 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 205 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-9700E and Xeon Gold 6338. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| FRTC | + | - |
| FreeSync | + | - |
| PowerTune | + | - |
| TrueAudio | + | - |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| PowerGating | + | - |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
A10-9700E and Xeon Gold 6338 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® SPS |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-9700E and Xeon Gold 6338 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-9700E and Xeon Gold 6338. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2400 | DDR4-3200 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 6 TB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 8 |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon R7 Graphics | no data |
| iGPU core count | 6 | no data |
| Enduro | + | - |
| UVD | + | - |
| VCE | + | - |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of A10-9700E and Xeon Gold 6338 integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by A10-9700E and Xeon Gold 6338 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | no data |
| Vulkan | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-9700E and Xeon Gold 6338.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 8 | 64 |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.84 | 22.14 |
| Recency | 27 July 2017 | 1 April 2021 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 32 |
| Threads | 4 | 64 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 205 Watt |
A10-9700E has 485.7% lower power consumption.
Xeon Gold 6338, on the other hand, has a 1103.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 700% more physical cores and 1500% more threads, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.
The Intel Xeon Gold 6338 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD A10-9700E in performance tests.
Note that A10-9700E is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 6338 is a server/workstation one.
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