Xeon Gold 6538Y vs Pentium G3220T

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Primary details

Comparing Pentium G3220T and Xeon Gold 6538Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2465not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.05no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency2.73no data
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)no data
Release date1 September 2013 (11 years ago)1 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$40no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium G3220T 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 speed2.6 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz4 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache256 KB (per core)no data
L3 cache3 MB (shared)60 MB
Chip lithography22 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size177 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data79 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,400 millionno data
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G3220T 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
SocketFCLGA1150FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt225 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G3220T 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+-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Pentium G3220T and Xeon Gold 6538Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G3220T and Xeon Gold 6538Y are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G3220T and Xeon Gold 6538Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5-5200
Maximum memory size32 GB4 TB
Max memory channels28
Maximum memory bandwidth21.3 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel Processorsno data
Max video memory1.7 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G3220T and Xeon Gold 6538Y integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium G3220T and Xeon Gold 6538Y integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.41920x1080@60Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP2560x1600@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort2560x1600@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGA1920x1200@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium G3220T and Xeon Gold 6538Y integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.1/12no data
OpenGL4.3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G3220T and Xeon Gold 6538Y.

PCIe versionUp to 3.05.0
PCI Express lanes1680

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 September 2013 1 October 2023
Physical cores 2 32
Threads 2 64
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 225 Watt

Pentium G3220T has 542.9% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6538Y, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 years, and 1500% more physical cores and 3100% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Pentium G3220T and Xeon Gold 6538Y. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Pentium G3220T is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 6538Y is a server/workstation one.


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