Intel Xeon Platinum 8368 vs Gold 6338

General info

Comparing Xeon Gold 6338 and Xeon Platinum 8368 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	17	6
Value for money	22.29	0.87
Market segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename	no data	Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date	1 April 2021 (2 years old)	6 April 2021 (2 years old)
Current price	$1790	$12994

Technical specs

Xeon Gold 6338 and Xeon Platinum 8368 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)	38
Threads	64	76
Base clock speed	2 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	3.4 GHz
L1 cache	no data	64K (per core)
L2 cache	no data	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	48 MB	57 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	10 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	81 °C	84 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	83 °C
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6338 and Xeon Platinum 8368 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	FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)	205 Watt	270 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6338 and Xeon Platinum 8368. 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	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	no data	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6338 and Xeon Platinum 8368 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
SGX	Yes with Intel® SPS	Yes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6338 and Xeon Platinum 8368 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6338 and Xeon Platinum 8368. Depending on the motherboards, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	6 TB	6 TB
Max memory channels	8	8
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6338 and Xeon Platinum 8368.

PCIe version	4.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	64	64

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.

Platinum 8368 outperforms Gold 6338 by 25% in our combined benchmark results.

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Advantages and disadvantages

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Performance score	58.41	73.03
Boost clock speed	0	3400
Base clock speed	0	2400
Power consumption (TDP)	205 Watt	270 Watt

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