Xeon Gold 6538N vs E5-4610 v2
Primary details
Comparing Xeon E5-4610 v2 and Xeon Gold 6538N processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 160 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 21.59 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Power efficiency | no data | 13.05 |
| Architecture codename | no data | Emerald Rapids (2023) |
| Release date | 1 January 2014 (10 years ago) | 14 December 2023 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $3,351 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon E5-4610 v2 and Xeon Gold 6538N 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 32 (Dotriaconta-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 64 |
| Base clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.7 GHz | 4.1 GHz |
| Bus rate | 7.2 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | no data | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 16 MB Intel® Smart Cache | 60 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | no data | 2x 763 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 75 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 85 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E5-4610 v2 and Xeon Gold 6538N 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 | 4 | 2 |
| Socket | FCLGA2011 | FCLGA4677 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 205 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-4610 v2 and Xeon Gold 6538N. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® AVX | Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
| PAE | 46 Bit | no data |
| Status | Discontinued | Launched |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Xeon E5-4610 v2 and Xeon Gold 6538N 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 E5-4610 v2 and Xeon Gold 6538N are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-4610 v2 and Xeon Gold 6538N. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600 | DDR5-5200 |
| Maximum memory size | 768 GB | 4 TB |
| Max memory channels | 4 | 8 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 51.2 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-4610 v2 and Xeon Gold 6538N.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 40 | 80 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 January 2014 | 14 December 2023 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 32 |
| Threads | 16 | 64 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 205 Watt |
Xeon E5-4610 v2 has 115.8% lower power consumption.
Xeon Gold 6538N, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 years, and 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads.
We couldn't decide between Xeon E5-4610 v2 and Xeon Gold 6538N. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-4610 v2 and Xeon Gold 6538N, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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