Xeon Gold 6538Y vs Pentium 3805U

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 3805U and Xeon Gold 6538Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel Pentiumno data
Power efficiency4.68no data
Architecture codenameBroadwell-U (2015)no data
Release date1 March 2015 (9 years ago)1 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$161no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium 3805U and Xeon Gold 6538Y 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)
Threads264
Base clock speed1.9 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed1.9 GHz4 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache256K (per core)no data
L3 cache2 MB (shared)60 MB
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size82 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °C79 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)105 °Cno data
Number of transistors1300 Millionno data
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 3805U and Xeon Gold 6538Y 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 configuration1no data
SocketFCBGA1168FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt225 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 3805U and Xeon Gold 6538Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Smart Response-no data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Pentium 3805U and Xeon Gold 6538Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 3805U and Xeon Gold 6538Y are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 3805U and Xeon Gold 6538Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5-5200
Maximum memory size16 GB4 TB
Max memory channels28
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for 5th Generation Intel® Processorsno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Graphics max frequency800 MHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium 3805U and Xeon Gold 6538Y integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium 3805U and Xeon Gold 6538Y integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.2/12no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 3805U and Xeon Gold 6538Y.

PCIe version2.05.0
PCI Express lanes1280

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 March 2015 1 October 2023
Physical cores 2 32
Threads 2 64
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 225 Watt

Pentium 3805U has 1400% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6538Y, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 years, and 1500% more physical cores and 3100% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Pentium 3805U and Xeon Gold 6538Y. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Pentium 3805U is a notebook processor while Xeon Gold 6538Y is a server/workstation one.


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