Xeon Gold 6538N vs Opteron 1352 (B2)

Primary details

Comparing Opteron 1352 (B2) and Xeon Gold 6538N processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	143
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Workstation	Server
Architecture codename	Budapest	Emerald Rapids
Release date	3 June 2008 (16 years ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Opteron 1352 (B2) and Xeon Gold 6538N 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	2.1 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.1 GHz	4.1 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB (shared)	60 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	65 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	285 mm2	2x 763 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	85 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	85 °C
Number of transistors	463 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Opteron 1352 (B2) and Xeon Gold 6538N 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	AM2+	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron 1352 (B2) and Xeon Gold 6538N. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	no data	+
AVX	no data	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	no data	+
Status	no data	Launched

Security technologies

Opteron 1352 (B2) and Xeon Gold 6538N technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Opteron 1352 (B2) and Xeon Gold 6538N are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	no data
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron 1352 (B2) and Xeon Gold 6538N. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR2	DDR5-5200
Maximum memory size	no data	4 TB
Max memory channels	no data	8
ECC memory support	no data	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Opteron 1352 (B2) and Xeon Gold 6538N.

PCIe version	2.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	80

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	3 June 2008	14 December 2023
Physical cores	4	32
Threads	4	64
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	205 Watt

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