Xeon Gold 6338N vs Celeron N3160

Primary details

Comparing Celeron N3160 and Xeon Gold 6338N processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2554	158
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	5.96
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Celeron	no data
Architecture codename	Braswell (2015−2016)	Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date	1 April 2016 (8 years ago)	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$107	no data
Current price	$288 (2.7x MSRP)	$6143

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Celeron N3160 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	4 (Quad-Core)	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads	4	64
Base clock speed	1.6 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.24 GHz	3.5 GHz
L1 cache	no data	64K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	48 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	83 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	83 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N3160 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	FCBGA1170	FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	185 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N3160 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	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
SIPP	-	no data
Smart Response	-	no data
GPIO	+	no data
Smart Connect	-	no data
Status	Launched	Launched
HD Audio	+	no data
RST	-	no data

Security technologies

Celeron N3160 and Xeon Gold 6338N technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N3160 and Xeon Gold 6338N 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 N3160 and Xeon Gold 6338N. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-2667
Maximum memory size	8 GB	6 TB
Max memory channels	2	8
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics (Braswell)	no data
Max video memory	8 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	no data
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	640 MHz	no data
Execution Units	12	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N3160 and Xeon Gold 6338N integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron N3160 and Xeon Gold 6338N integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	+	no data
OpenGL	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N3160 and Xeon Gold 6338N.

PCIe version	2.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	4	64
USB revision	2.0/3.0	no data
Total number of SATA ports	2	no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2	no data
Number of USB ports	5	no data
Integrated LAN	-	no data
UART	+	no 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.

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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.

Xeon Gold 6338N outperforms Celeron N3160 by 3480% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.76	27.21
Recency	1 April 2016	6 April 2021
Physical cores	4	32
Threads	4	64
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	185 Watt

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