Xeon Gold 6338 vs E5503

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5503 and Xeon Gold 6338 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2763	222
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	20.83
Market segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename	Gainestown (2009−2010)	no data
Release date	16 March 2010 (14 years ago)	1 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$287	no data
Current price	$164 (0.6x MSRP)	$1771

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5503 and Xeon Gold 6338 have a nearly equal value for money.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5503 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	2 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2 GHz	3.2 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	no data
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	48 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	10 nm
Die size	263 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	76 °C	81 °C
Number of transistors	731 million	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5503 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	2	no data
Socket	FCLGA1366	FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5503 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	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	no data	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	40 Bit	no data
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon E5503 and Xeon Gold 6338 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5503 and Xeon Gold 6338 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5503 and Xeon Gold 6338. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	144 GB	6 TB
Max memory channels	3	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	19.2 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5503 and Xeon Gold 6338.

PCIe version	2.0	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 E5503 by 4104% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.52	21.86
Recency	16 March 2010	1 April 2021
Physical cores	2	32
Threads	2	64
Chip lithography	45 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	205 Watt

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