Xeon Gold 6338 vs Celeron G5905

Aggregate performance score

Celeron G5905
2020
2 threads, 58 Watt
1.75
Xeon Gold 6338
2021
32 cores / 64 threads, 205 Watt
21.29
+1117%

Xeon Gold 6338 outperforms Celeron G5905 by a whopping 1117% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron G5905 and Xeon Gold 6338 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2020252
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency2.869.83
Release date1 July 2020 (4 years ago)1 April 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Celeron G5905 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 coresno data32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads264
Base clock speed3.5 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speedno data3.2 GHz
Bus rate8 GT/sno data
L3 cache4 MB Intel® Smart Cache48 MB
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °C81 °C
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Celeron G5905 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 configuration1no data
SocketFCLGA1200FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)58 Watt205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron G5905 and Xeon Gold 6338. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Celeron G5905 and Xeon Gold 6338 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron G5905 and Xeon Gold 6338 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron G5905 and Xeon Gold 6338. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size128 GB6 TB
Max memory channels28
Maximum memory bandwidth41.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics 610no data
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron G5905 and Xeon Gold 6338 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron G5905 and Xeon Gold 6338 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2160@30Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron G5905 and Xeon Gold 6338 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron G5905 and Xeon Gold 6338.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes1664

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.

Celeron G5905 1.75
Xeon Gold 6338 21.29
+1117%

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.

Celeron G5905 2784
Xeon Gold 6338 33814
+1115%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.75 21.29
Recency 1 July 2020 1 April 2021
Threads 2 64
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 58 Watt 205 Watt

Celeron G5905 has 253.4% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6338, on the other hand, has a 1116.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 months, 3100% more threads, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon Gold 6338 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron G5905 in performance tests.

Note that Celeron G5905 is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 6338 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron G5905 and Xeon Gold 6338, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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