Xeon Gold 6338N vs Gold 5318N

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5318N and Xeon Gold 6338N processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	127
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	6.38
Market segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename	Ice Lake-SP (2021)	Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Current price	$3317	$6143

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5318N and Xeon Gold 6338N 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	24 (Tetracosa-Core)	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads	48	64
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	3.5 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	36 MB (shared)	48 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	10 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	83 °C	83 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	83 °C	83 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5318N and Xeon Gold 6338N 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	2
Socket	FCLGA4189	FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	185 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5318N and Xeon Gold 6338N. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Status	Launched	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5318N and Xeon Gold 6338N technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
SGX	Yes with Intel® SPS	Yes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5318N and Xeon Gold 6338N are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 5318N and Xeon Gold 6338N. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2667	DDR4-2667
Maximum memory size	6 TB	6 TB
Max memory channels	8	8
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5318N and Xeon Gold 6338N.

PCIe version	4.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	64	64

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	24	32
Threads	48	64
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	185 Watt

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