Xeon Gold 6348 vs Gold 6330N

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 6330N
2021
28 cores / 56 threads, 165 Watt
22.89
Xeon Gold 6348
2021
28 cores / 56 threads, 235 Watt
32.91
+43.8%

Xeon Gold 6348 outperforms Xeon Gold 6330N by a considerable 44% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6330N and Xeon Gold 6348 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking225121
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency13.1313.25
Architecture codenameno dataIce Lake-SP (2021)
Release date1 April 2021 (3 years ago)6 April 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6330N and Xeon Gold 6348 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 cores28 (Octacosa-Core)28 (Octacosa-Core)
Threads5656
Base clock speed2.2 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz3.5 GHz
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cacheno data1 MB (per core)
L3 cache42 MB42 MB (shared)
Chip lithography10 nm10 nm
Maximum core temperature86 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data80 °C
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6330N and Xeon Gold 6348 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
SocketFCLGA4189FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)165 Watt235 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6330N and Xeon Gold 6348. 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-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Deep Learning Boost++

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6330N and Xeon Gold 6348 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 6330N and Xeon Gold 6348 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6330N and Xeon Gold 6348. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2667DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size6 TB6 TB
Max memory channels88
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6330N and Xeon Gold 6348.

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 6330N 22.89
Xeon Gold 6348 32.91
+43.8%

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 6330N 36360
Xeon Gold 6348 52276
+43.8%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 22.89 32.91
Power consumption (TDP) 165 Watt 235 Watt

Xeon Gold 6330N has 42.4% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6348, on the other hand, has a 43.8% higher aggregate performance score.

The Xeon Gold 6348 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 6330N in performance tests.


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