Xeon Gold 6538Y vs D-2177NT

Primary details

Comparing Xeon D-2177NT and Xeon Gold 6538Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon D	no data
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2018)	no data
Release date	7 February 2018 (6 years ago)	1 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,443	no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon D-2177NT 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 cores	14 (Tetradeca-Core)	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads	28	64
Base clock speed	1.9 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	4 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	19	no data
L1 cache	896 KB	no data
L2 cache	14 MB	no data
L3 cache	19.25 MB	60 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature	no data	79 °C
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-2177NT 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	no data
Socket	FCBGA2518	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	225 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-2177NT and Xeon Gold 6538Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
QuickAssist	+	no data
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Xeon D-2177NT and Xeon Gold 6538Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-2177NT and Xeon Gold 6538Y are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon D-2177NT and Xeon Gold 6538Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR5-5200
Maximum memory size	512 GB	4 TB
Max memory channels	4	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	85.33 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-2177NT and Xeon Gold 6538Y.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	32	80

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	7 February 2018	1 October 2023
Physical cores	14	32
Threads	28	64
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	225 Watt

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