Xeon Gold 6538N vs Gold 5220R

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 5220R
2020
24 cores / 48 threads, 150 Watt
21.41
Xeon Gold 6538N
2023
32 cores / 64 threads, 205 Watt
29.34
+37%

Xeon Gold 6538N outperforms Xeon Gold 5220R by a substantial 37% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5220R and Xeon Gold 6538N processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking263163
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation26.5721.61
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Goldno data
Power efficiency13.0213.05
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date24 February 2020 (4 years ago)14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,555$3,351

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 5220R has 23% better value for money than Xeon Gold 6538N.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5220R 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 cores24 (Tetracosa-Core)32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads4864
Base clock speed2.2 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz4.1 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier22no data
L1 cache1.5 MB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache24 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache35.75 MB60 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data2x 763 mm2
Maximum core temperature86 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data85 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5220R 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 configurationno data2
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5220R and Xeon Gold 6538N. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Deep Learning Boost++

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5220R and Xeon Gold 6538N technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5220R 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 Gold 5220R and Xeon Gold 6538N. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2667DDR5-5200
Maximum memory size1 TB4 TB
Max memory channels68
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5220R and Xeon Gold 6538N.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes4880

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


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.

Xeon Gold 5220R 21.41
Xeon Gold 6538N 29.34
+37%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Xeon Gold 5220R 32765
Xeon Gold 6538N 44895
+37%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 21.41 29.34
Recency 24 February 2020 14 December 2023
Physical cores 24 32
Threads 48 64
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 205 Watt

Xeon Gold 5220R has 36.7% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6538N, on the other hand, has a 37% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.

The Xeon Gold 6538N is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 5220R in performance tests.


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