Xeon Gold 6438N vs Ryzen 3 5300GE
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Gold 6438N outperforms Ryzen 3 5300GE by a whopping 310% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1149 | 179 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 8.73 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 3 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 22.36 | 15.66 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Zen 3 | Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024) |
| Release date | no data | 10 January 2023 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $3,351 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 3 5300GE and Xeon Gold 6438N 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 32 (Dotriaconta-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 64 |
| Base clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.2 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Multiplier | 36 | no data |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 80K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 60 MB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 85 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 3 5300GE and Xeon Gold 6438N 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 | no data | 2 |
| Socket | Socket AM4 | FCLGA4677 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 205 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 5300GE and Xeon Gold 6438N. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Ryzen 3 5300GE and Xeon Gold 6438N technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® SPS |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 5300GE and Xeon Gold 6438N are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 5300GE and Xeon Gold 6438N. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4 TB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 8 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 51.196 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon Vega 6 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 5300GE and Xeon Gold 6438N.
| PCIe version | no data | 5 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 80 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 7.30 | 29.94 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 32 |
| Threads | 8 | 64 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 205 Watt |
Ryzen 3 5300GE has 485.7% lower power consumption.
Xeon Gold 6438N, on the other hand, has a 310.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 700% more physical cores and 700% more threads.
The Intel Xeon Gold 6438N is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Ryzen 3 5300GE in performance tests.
Note that Ryzen 3 5300GE is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 6438N is a server/workstation one.
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