Xeon Gold 6538N vs Pentium G840

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G840 and Xeon Gold 6538N processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2507	142
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.61	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	Emerald Rapids
Release date	22 May 2011 (13 years ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$60	no data
Current price	$68 (1.1x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pentium G840 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	2 (Dual-core)	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads	2	64
Base clock speed	2.8 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.8 GHz	4.1 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	3 MB (shared)	60 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	131 mm2	2x 763 mm2
Maximum core temperature	69 °C	85 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	85 °C
Number of transistors	504 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G840 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	FCLGA1155	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G840 and Xeon Gold 6538N. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	no data	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Pentium G840 and Xeon Gold 6538N technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G840 and Xeon Gold 6538N are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G840 and Xeon Gold 6538N. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR5-5200
Maximum memory size	32 GB	4 TB
Max memory channels	2	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	no data	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processors	N/A
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G840 and Xeon Gold 6538N integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G840 and Xeon Gold 6538N.

PCIe version	2.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	80

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

Xeon Gold 6538N outperforms Pentium G840 by 3484% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.81	29.03
Recency	22 May 2011	14 December 2023
Physical cores	2	32
Threads	2	64
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	205 Watt

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