Xeon Gold 6338N vs Atom x5-Z8500

Aggregate performance score

Atom x5-Z8500
2015
4 cores / 4 threads
0.78
Xeon Gold 6338N
2021
32 cores / 64 threads, 185 Watt
26.50
+3297%

Xeon Gold 6338N outperforms Atom x5-Z8500 by a whopping 3297% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Atom x5-Z8500 and Xeon Gold 6338N processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2623182
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
Series5x Intel Atomno data
Power efficiencyno data13.56
Architecture codenameCherry Trail (2015−2016)Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date2 March 2015 (9 years ago)6 April 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Atom x5-Z8500 and Xeon Gold 6338N 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads464
Base clock speed1.44 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.24 GHz3.5 GHz
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB48 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data83 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Atom x5-Z8500 and Xeon Gold 6338N 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)2
SocketUTFCBGA1380FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)no data185 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom x5-Z8500 and Xeon Gold 6338N. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Atom x5-Z8500 and Xeon Gold 6338N technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Boot+no data
Identity Protection+-
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom x5-Z8500 and Xeon Gold 6338N are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom x5-Z8500 and Xeon Gold 6338N. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-2667
Maximum memory size8 GB6 TB
Max memory channels28
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphicsno data
Max video memory8 GBno data
Graphics max frequency600 MHzno data
Execution Units12no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom x5-Z8500 and Xeon Gold 6338N integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Atom x5-Z8500 and Xeon Gold 6338N integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.43840x2160no data
Max resolution over eDP2560x1600no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom x5-Z8500 and Xeon Gold 6338N.

PCIe version2.04.0
PCI Express lanes264
USB revision3.0no data
Number of USB ports3no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Atom x5-Z8500 0.78
Xeon Gold 6338N 26.50
+3297%

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.

Atom x5-Z8500 1236
Xeon Gold 6338N 42086
+3305%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.78 26.50
Recency 2 March 2015 6 April 2021
Physical cores 4 32
Threads 4 64
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm

Xeon Gold 6338N has a 3297.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 700% more physical cores and 1500% more threads, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon Gold 6338N is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom x5-Z8500 in performance tests.

Be aware that Atom x5-Z8500 is a notebook processor while Xeon Gold 6338N is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Atom x5-Z8500 and Xeon Gold 6338N, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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