5 120UL vs Xeon Gold 6338

#ad 
Buy on Amazon
VS

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6338 and Core 5 120UL processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking244not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Architecture codenameno dataRaptor Lake-PS (2024)
Release date1 April 2021 (3 years ago)8 April 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6338 and Core 5 120UL 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 cores32 (Dotriaconta-Core)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads6412
Base clock speed2 GHz1.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz4.6 GHz
L1 cacheno data80 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache48 MB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography10 nm10 nm
Maximum core temperature81 °Cno data
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6338 and Core 5 120UL 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 data1
SocketFCLGA41891700
Power consumption (TDP)205 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6338 and Core 5 120UL. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI++
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX++
StatusLaunchedno data
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6338 and Core 5 120UL technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data
SGXYes with Intel® SPSno data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6338 and Core 5 120UL are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6338 and Core 5 120UL. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size6 TBno data
Max memory channels8no data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel Iris Xe Graphics 80EU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6338 and Core 5 120UL.

PCIe version4.04.0
PCI Express lanes648

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 April 2021 8 April 2024
Physical cores 32 10
Threads 64 12
Power consumption (TDP) 205 Watt 15 Watt

Xeon Gold 6338 has 220% more physical cores and 433.3% more threads.

5 120UL, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, and 1266.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Gold 6338 and Core 5 120UL. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 6338 is a server/workstation processor while Core 5 120UL is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Gold 6338 and Core 5 120UL, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite CPU.


Intel Xeon Gold 6338
Xeon Gold 6338
Intel Core 5 120UL
Core 5 120UL

Similar processor comparisons

We picked several similar comparisons of processors in the same market segment and performance relatively close to those reviewed on this page.

Community ratings

Here you can see how users rate the processors, as well as rate them yourself.


3.9 16 votes

Rate Xeon Gold 6338 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

No user ratings yet.

Rate Core 5 120UL on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions & comments

Here you can ask a question about Xeon Gold 6338 or Core 5 120UL, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.