Xeon Gold 6338 vs Pentium SU2700

Primary details

Comparing Pentium SU2700 and Xeon Gold 6338 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	222
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	20.84
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Pentium	no data
Architecture codename	Penryn (2008−2011)	no data
Release date	1 August 2009 (14 years ago)	1 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Current price	no data	$1771

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pentium SU2700 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	1 (Single-Core)	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads	1	64
Base clock speed	1.3 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.3 GHz	3.2 GHz
Bus support	800 MHz	no data
L1 cache	64 KB	no data
L2 cache	2 MB	no data
L3 cache	0 KB	48 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	10 nm
Die size	107 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	81 °C
Number of transistors	410 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Pentium SU2700 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	soldered	FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium SU2700 and Xeon Gold 6338. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Pentium SU2700 and Xeon Gold 6338 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium SU2700 and Xeon Gold 6338 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium SU2700 and Xeon Gold 6338. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	no data	6 TB
Max memory channels	no data	8
ECC memory support	no data	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium SU2700 and Xeon Gold 6338.

PCIe version	no data	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	64

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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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 August 2009	1 April 2021
Physical cores	1	32
Threads	1	64
Chip lithography	45 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	205 Watt

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