Xeon D-2876NT vs Gold 6438N

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6438N and Xeon D-2876NT processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	118	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	25.69	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	15.34	no data
Architecture codename	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)	no data
Release date	10 January 2023 (1 year ago)	1 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$3,351	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6438N and Xeon D-2876NT 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)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	64	32
Base clock speed	2 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	3.1 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	no data
L3 cache	60 MB	20 MB
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	85 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6438N and Xeon D-2876NT 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	2	no data
Socket	FCLGA4677	FCBGA2579
Power consumption (TDP)	205 Watt	100 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6438N and Xeon D-2876NT. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
QuickAssist	no data	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	-
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Deep Learning Boost	+	+

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6438N and Xeon D-2876NT technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	+
SGX	Yes with Intel® SPS	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6438N and Xeon D-2876NT are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6438N and Xeon D-2876NT. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400	DDR4
Maximum memory size	4 TB	1 TB
Max memory channels	8	4
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6438N and Xeon D-2876NT.

PCIe version	5	4.0
PCI Express lanes	80	32
USB revision	no data	3.0
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	no data	24
Number of USB ports	no data	4
Integrated LAN	no data	+

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	10 January 2023	1 October 2023
Physical cores	32	16
Threads	64	32
Power consumption (TDP)	205 Watt	100 Watt

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