Xeon 6710E vs Gold 6338

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6338 and Xeon 6710E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	252	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	9.83	no data
Architecture codename	no data	Sierra Forest (2024)
Release date	1 April 2021 (3 years ago)	3 June 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$2,749

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6338 and Xeon 6710E 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)	64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)
Threads	64	64
Base clock speed	2 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	3.2 GHz
L1 cache	no data	96 KB (per core)
L2 cache	no data	4 MB (per module)
L3 cache	48 MB	96 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	10 nm	5 nm
Maximum core temperature	81 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	85 °C
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6338 and Xeon 6710E 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	2
Socket	FCLGA4189	4710
Power consumption (TDP)	205 Watt	205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6338 and Xeon 6710E. 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 Xeon 6710E 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 Xeon 6710E 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 Xeon 6710E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR5
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

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6338 and Xeon 6710E.

PCIe version	4.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	64	88

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 April 2021	3 June 2024
Physical cores	32	64
Chip lithography	10 nm	5 nm

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