Intel Xeon Gold 6338 vs Gold 5320

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Combined performance score

Xeon Gold 5320
24.45
+11%

Gold 5320 outperforms Gold 6338 by 11% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon Gold 5320 and Xeon Gold 6338 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking174205
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money22.9119.18
Market segmentServerServer
Architecture codenameIce Lake-SP (2021)no data
Release date6 April 2021 (2 years old)1 April 2021 (2 years old)
Current price$1837 $1890
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 5320 has 19% better value for money than Xeon Gold 6338.

Technical specs

Xeon Gold 5320 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 cores26 (Hexacosa-Core)32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads5264
Base clock speed2.2 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz3.2 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache1 MB (per core)no data
L3 cache39 MB (shared)48 MB
Chip lithography10 nm10 nm
Maximum core temperature79 °C81 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)79 °Cno data
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5320 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 configuration2no data
SocketFCLGA4189FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)185 Watt205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5320 and Xeon Gold 6338. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5320 and Xeon Gold 6338 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
SGXYes with Intel® SPSYes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5320 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 Gold 5320 and Xeon Gold 6338. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size6 TB6 TB
Max memory channels88
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5320 and Xeon Gold 6338.

PCIe version4.04.0
PCI Express lanes6464

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 5320 24.45
+11%
Xeon Gold 6338 22.02

Gold 5320 outperforms Gold 6338 by 11% in our combined benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Xeon Gold 5320 37558
+11.1%
Xeon Gold 6338 33814

Gold 5320 outperforms Gold 6338 by 11% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 24.45 22.02
Physical cores 26 32
Threads 52 64
Power consumption (TDP) 185 Watt 205 Watt

The Xeon Gold 5320 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 6338 in performance tests.


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