Processor U300 vs Xeon Gold 6338
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Gold 6338 outperforms Processor U300 by a whopping 358% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 297 | 1423 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 17.62 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Intel Raptor Lake-U |
| Power efficiency | 4.73 | 14.10 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | no data | Raptor Lake-U (2023) |
| Release date | 1 April 2021 (4 years ago) | 4 January 2023 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $193 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Xeon Gold 6338 and Processor U300 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 | 32 (Dotriaconta-Core) | 5 (Penta-Core) |
| Threads | 64 | 6 |
| Base clock speed | 2 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 55 MHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 80K (per core) |
| L2 cache | no data | 1.25 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 48 MB | 8 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 10 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 81 °C | 100 °C |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Gold 6338 and Processor U300 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | FCLGA4189 | Intel BGA 1744 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 205 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6338 and Processor U300. 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 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| TSX | + | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | + | - |
Security technologies
Xeon Gold 6338 and Processor U300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | + | no data |
| SGX | Yes with Intel® SPS | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6338 and Processor U300 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 Processor U300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-3200 | DDR4, DDR5 Dual-channel |
| Maximum memory size | 6 TB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 8 | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs ( - 1100 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6338 and Processor U300.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 64 | 8 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 22.96 | 5.01 |
| Recency | 1 April 2021 | 4 January 2023 |
| Physical cores | 32 | 5 |
| Threads | 64 | 6 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 205 Watt | 15 Watt |
Xeon Gold 6338 has a 358.3% higher aggregate performance score, and 540% more physical cores and 966.7% more threads.
Processor U300, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 1266.7% lower power consumption.
The Intel Xeon Gold 6338 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Processor U300 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon Gold 6338 is a server/workstation processor while Processor U300 is a notebook one.
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