Xeon Gold 6338T vs Celeron G460

Primary details

Comparing Celeron G460 and Xeon Gold 6338T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date	12 December 2011 (12 years ago)	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$65	no data
Current price	$50 (0.8x MSRP)	$6534

Detailed specifications

Celeron G460 and Xeon Gold 6338T 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	1 (Single-Core)	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	2	48
Base clock speed	1.8 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.8 GHz	3.4 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	1.5 MB	36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	10 nm
Die size	131 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	66 °C	87 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	87 °C
Number of transistors	504 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Celeron G460 and Xeon Gold 6338T 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	FCLGA1155	FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron G460 and Xeon Gold 6338T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	no data	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	no data	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Celeron G460 and Xeon Gold 6338T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron G460 and Xeon Gold 6338T are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron G460 and Xeon Gold 6338T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	32 GB	6 TB
Max memory channels	2	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	17 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	no data	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processors	no data
Graphics max frequency	1 GHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron G460 and Xeon Gold 6338T integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron G460 and Xeon Gold 6338T.

PCIe version	2.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	64

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	12 December 2011	6 April 2021
Physical cores	1	24
Threads	2	48
Chip lithography	32 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	165 Watt

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