Xeon Gold 6338N vs i3-6120T

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-6120T and Xeon Gold 6338N processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated181
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesIntel Core i3no data
Power efficiencyno data13.55
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date9 May 2016 (8 years ago)6 April 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i3-6120T 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 cores2 (Dual-core)32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads464
Base clock speedno data2.2 GHz
Boost clock speedno data3.5 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
L1 cache128 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache3 MB48 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm
Die size98.57 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data83 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-6120T 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)2
SocketLGA-1151FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt185 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-6120T and Xeon Gold 6338N. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core i3-6120T and Xeon Gold 6338N technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-6120T and Xeon Gold 6338N are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-6120T and Xeon Gold 6338N. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3L-1600DDR4-2667
Maximum memory size64 GB6 TB
Max memory channels28
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 530no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-6120T and Xeon Gold 6338N.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes1664

Pros & cons summary


Recency 9 May 2016 6 April 2021
Physical cores 2 32
Threads 4 64
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 185 Watt

i3-6120T has 428.6% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6338N, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, 1500% more physical cores and 1500% more threads, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Core i3-6120T and Xeon Gold 6338N. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i3-6120T is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 6338N is a server/workstation one.


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