Xeon Gold 6538Y vs E5-2685 v3

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2685 v3 and Xeon Gold 6538Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	919	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	6.43	no data
Architecture codename	Haswell-EP (2014−2015)	no data
Release date	8 September 2014 (10 years ago)	1 October 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2685 v3 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	12 (Dodeca-Core)	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads	12	64
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.3 GHz	4 GHz
Bus rate	9.6 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256K (per core)	no data
L3 cache	30 MB (shared)	60 MB
Chip lithography	22 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	356 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	85 °C	79 °C
Number of transistors	2,600 million	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
VID voltage range	0.65V–1.3V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2685 v3 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	no data
Socket	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	225 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2685 v3 and Xeon Gold 6538Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	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	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2685 v3 and Xeon Gold 6538Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2685 v3 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 E5-2685 v3 and Xeon Gold 6538Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133	DDR5-5200
Maximum memory size	768 GB	4 TB
Max memory channels	4	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2685 v3 and Xeon Gold 6538Y.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	40	80

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	8 September 2014	1 October 2023
Physical cores	12	32
Threads	12	64
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	225 Watt

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