Xeon Gold 6538Y vs Celeron N3060

Primary details

Comparing Celeron N3060 and Xeon Gold 6538Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel Celeronno data
Architecture codenameBraswell (2015−2016)no data
Release date15 January 2016 (8 years ago)1 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$107no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron N3060 and Xeon Gold 6538Y 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 cores2 (Dual-core)32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads264
Base clock speed1.6 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.48 GHz4 GHz
Bus typeIDIno data
L2 cache1 MBno data
L3 cache0 KB60 MB
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature90 °C79 °C
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N3060 and Xeon Gold 6538Y 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)no data
SocketFCBGA1170FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)6 Watt225 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N3060 and Xeon Gold 6538Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AMX, Intel® 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+-
Smart Response-no data
GPIO+no data
Smart Connect-no data
HD Audio+no data
RST-no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Celeron N3060 and Xeon Gold 6538Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
Secure Boot+no data
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard-+
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N3060 and Xeon Gold 6538Y are enumerated here.

VT-d-+
VT-x++
VT-i-no data
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N3060 and Xeon Gold 6538Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5-5200
Maximum memory size8 GB4 TB
Max memory channels28
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 400 (Braswell)no data
Max video memory8 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency600 MHzno data
Execution Units12no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N3060 and Xeon Gold 6538Y integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron N3060 and Xeon Gold 6538Y integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX+no data
OpenGL+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N3060 and Xeon Gold 6538Y.

PCIe version2.05.0
PCI Express lanes480
USB revision2.0/3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports2no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports2no data
Number of USB ports5no data
Integrated LAN-no data
UART+no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 15 January 2016 1 October 2023
Physical cores 2 32
Threads 2 64
Power consumption (TDP) 6 Watt 225 Watt

Celeron N3060 has 3650% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6538Y, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 years, and 1500% more physical cores and 3100% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Celeron N3060 and Xeon Gold 6538Y. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Celeron N3060 is a notebook processor while Xeon Gold 6538Y is a server/workstation one.


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