Xeon Gold 6338 vs 5148

Primary details

Comparing Xeon 5148 and Xeon Gold 6338 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2699	222
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.05	20.83
Market segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename	Woodcrest (2006)	no data
Release date	June 2006 (18 years ago)	1 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$9	no data
Current price	$63 (7x MSRP)	$1771

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6338 has 583% better value for money than Xeon 5148.

Detailed specifications

Xeon 5148 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	2 (Dual-core)	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads	2	64
Base clock speed	no data	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.33 GHz	3.2 GHz
L1 cache	0 KB	no data
L2 cache	4 MB	no data
L3 cache	0 KB	48 MB
Chip lithography	65 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	no data	81 °C
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon 5148 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	771	FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)	40 Watt	205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon 5148 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	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	no data	+
Status	no data	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon 5148 and Xeon Gold 6338 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon 5148 and Xeon Gold 6338 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon 5148 and Xeon Gold 6338. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR2	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 Xeon 5148 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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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.

Gold 6338 outperforms 5148 by 3605% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.59	21.86
Physical cores	2	32
Threads	2	64
Chip lithography	65 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	40 Watt	205 Watt

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