Xeon Gold 6338 vs Pentium 3558U
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Gold 6338 outperforms Pentium 3558U by a whopping 3188% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium 3558U and Xeon Gold 6338 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2744 | 252 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | Intel Pentium | no data |
| Power efficiency | 4.08 | 9.82 |
| Architecture codename | Haswell (2013−2015) | no data |
| Release date | 1 January 2014 (10 years ago) | 1 April 2021 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $161 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Pentium 3558U and Xeon Gold 6338 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 32 (Dotriaconta-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 64 |
| Base clock speed | 1.7 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.7 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Bus rate | 5 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | no data |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | 48 MB |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 10 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 81 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium 3558U and Xeon Gold 6338 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 | no data |
| Socket | FCBGA1168 | FCLGA4189 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 205 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 3558U and Xeon Gold 6338. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Speed Shift | no 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 |
| FDI | - | no data |
| AMT | 9.5 | no data |
| Matrix Storage | - | no data |
| HD Audio | + | no data |
| RST | + | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Pentium 3558U and Xeon Gold 6338 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | + |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Key | + | 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 Pentium 3558U and Xeon Gold 6338 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | - | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 3558U and Xeon Gold 6338. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4-3200 |
| Maximum memory size | 16 GB | 6 TB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 8 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® Processors | no data |
| Quick Sync Video | + | - |
| Clear Video | + | no data |
| Graphics max frequency | 1 GHz | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Pentium 3558U and Xeon Gold 6338 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | no data |
| eDP | + | no data |
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 3558U and Xeon Gold 6338.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 10 | 64 |
| PCI support | - | no data |
| USB revision | 3.0 | no data |
| Total number of SATA ports | 2 | no data |
| Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports | 2 | no data |
| Integrated IDE | - | no data |
| Number of USB ports | 4 | 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.
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.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.65 | 21.37 |
| Recency | 1 January 2014 | 1 April 2021 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 32 |
| Threads | 2 | 64 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 205 Watt |
Pentium 3558U has 1266.7% lower power consumption.
Xeon Gold 6338, on the other hand, has a 3187.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, 1500% more physical cores and 3100% more threads, and a 120% more advanced lithography process.
The Xeon Gold 6338 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 3558U in performance tests.
Be aware that Pentium 3558U is a notebook processor while Xeon Gold 6338 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium 3558U and Xeon Gold 6338, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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