Xeon Gold 6338N vs Celeron 1020E
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Gold 6338N outperforms Celeron 1020E by a whopping 2896% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Celeron 1020E and Xeon Gold 6338N processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2515 | 176 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | Intel Celeron | no data |
| Architecture codename | Ivy Bridge (2012−2013) | Ice Lake-SP (2021) |
| Release date | 20 January 2013 (11 years ago) | 6 April 2021 (3 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Celeron 1020E 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 cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 32 (Dotriaconta-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 64 |
| Base clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 2 MB (shared) | 48 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 10 nm |
| Die size | 118 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 105 °C | 83 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,400 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron 1020E 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 configuration | 1 | 2 |
| Socket | G2 (988B) | FCLGA4189 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 185 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 1020E and Xeon Gold 6338N. 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 | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Status | no data | Launched |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Celeron 1020E and Xeon Gold 6338N technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | + | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® SPS |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 1020E and Xeon Gold 6338N are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 1020E and Xeon Gold 6338N. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4-2667 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 6 TB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 8 |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 1020E and Xeon Gold 6338N.
| PCIe version | no data | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 64 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.92 | 27.56 |
| Recency | 20 January 2013 | 6 April 2021 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 32 |
| Threads | 2 | 64 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 185 Watt |
Celeron 1020E has 428.6% lower power consumption.
Xeon Gold 6338N, on the other hand, has a 2895.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, 1500% more physical cores and 3100% more threads, and a 120% more advanced lithography process.
The Xeon Gold 6338N is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron 1020E in performance tests.
Be aware that Celeron 1020E is a notebook processor while Xeon Gold 6338N is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron 1020E and Xeon Gold 6338N, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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