Xeon Gold 6338T vs i5-540M

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-540M and Xeon Gold 6338T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2375not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel Core i5no data
Power efficiency3.07no data
Architecture codenameArrandale (2010−2011)Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date7 January 2010 (14 years ago)6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$257no data

Detailed specifications

Core i5-540M 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 cores2 (Dual-core)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads448
Base clock speed2.53 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.07 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 1.0no data
Bus rate1 × 2.5 GT/sno data
Multiplier19no data
L1 cache128 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache3 MB (shared)36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm10 nm
Die size81+114 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data87 °C
Number of transistors382+177 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-540M 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)2
SocketBGA1288,PGA988FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-540M and Xeon Gold 6338T. 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++
FMA+-
AVX-+
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology+2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
PAE36 Bitno data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core i5-540M and Xeon Gold 6338T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-540M and Xeon Gold 6338T are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-540M and Xeon Gold 6338T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size8 GB6 TB
Max memory channels28
Maximum memory bandwidth17.051 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processorsno data
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency766 MHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-540M and Xeon Gold 6338T integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-540M and Xeon Gold 6338T.

PCIe version2.04.0
PCI Express lanes1664

Pros & cons summary


Recency 7 January 2010 6 April 2021
Physical cores 2 24
Threads 4 48
Chip lithography 32 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 165 Watt

i5-540M has 371.4% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6338T, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 years, 1100% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 220% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Core i5-540M and Xeon Gold 6338T. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core i5-540M is a notebook processor while Xeon Gold 6338T is a server/workstation one.


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