Xeon Gold 6538Y vs E5-2658 v4

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2658 v4 and Xeon Gold 6538Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	772	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	13.93	no data
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Xeon E5	no data
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2015−2019)	no data
Release date	20 June 2016 (8 years ago)	1 October 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,832	no data
Current price	$169 (0.1x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2658 v4 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)	no data
Threads	28	64
Base clock speed	no data	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.3 GHz	4 GHz
Bus support	2 × 9.6 GT/s	no data
L2 cache	3.5 MB	no data
L3 cache	35 MB	60 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	306.18 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	79 °C
Number of transistors	4700 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2658 v4 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	2 (Multiprocessor)	no data
Socket	no data	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	225 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2658 v4 and Xeon Gold 6538Y. 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	+	no data
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	+	+
Status	no data	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2658 v4 and Xeon Gold 6538Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2658 v4 and Xeon Gold 6538Y 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 E5-2658 v4 and Xeon Gold 6538Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR5-5200
Maximum memory size	1,536 GB	4 TB
Max memory channels	no data	8
ECC memory support	no data	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2658 v4 and Xeon Gold 6538Y.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	40	80

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	20 June 2016	1 October 2023
Threads	28	64
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	225 Watt

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