Ryzen 5 5500GT vs Xeon Gold 6338

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6338 and Ryzen 5 5500GT processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	222	540
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	19.55	86.87
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	no data	Cezanne (2021−2022)
Release date	1 April 2021 (3 years ago)	8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Current price	$1886	$115

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 5 5500GT has 344% better value for money than Xeon Gold 6338.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6338 and Ryzen 5 5500GT 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)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	64	12
Base clock speed	2 GHz	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	4.4 GHz
L1 cache	no data	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	no data	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	48 MB	16 MB
Chip lithography	10 nm	7 nm
Die size	no data	180 mm2
Maximum core temperature	81 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	95 °C
Number of transistors	no data	10,700 million
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6338 and Ryzen 5 5500GT 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	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	205 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6338 and Ryzen 5 5500GT. 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	no data	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	no data
Status	Launched	no data

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6338 and Ryzen 5 5500GT technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
SGX	Yes with Intel® SPS	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6338 and Ryzen 5 5500GT are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6338 and Ryzen 5 5500GT. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4
Maximum memory size	6 TB	no data
Max memory channels	8	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon Vega 7

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6338 and Ryzen 5 5500GT.

PCIe version	4.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	64	16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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 6338 outperforms Ryzen 5 5500GT by 66% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	21.86	13.18
Recency	1 April 2021	8 January 2024
Physical cores	32	6
Threads	64	12
Chip lithography	10 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	205 Watt	65 Watt

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