3 N355 vs Xeon Gold 6538N

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6538N and Core 3 N355 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	173	1048
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	21.80	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Power efficiency	13.03	no data
Architecture codename	Emerald Rapids (2023)	no data
Release date	14 December 2023 (1 year ago)	1 January 2025 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$3,351	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6538N and Core 3 N355 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	64	8
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	4.1 GHz	3.9 GHz
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	no data
L3 cache	60 MB (shared)	6 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	2x 763 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	85 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6538N and Core 3 N355 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	1
Socket	FCLGA4677	FCBGA1264
Power consumption (TDP)	205 Watt	no data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6538N and Core 3 N355. 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® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
TSX	+	-
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
GPIO	no data	+
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6538N and Core 3 N355 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6538N and Core 3 N355 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6538N and Core 3 N355. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5-5200	DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800, LPDDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	4 TB	16 GB
Max memory channels	8	1
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	N/A	Intel® Graphics
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.35 GHz
Execution Units	no data	32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Gold 6538N and Core 3 N355 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon Gold 6538N and Core 3 N355 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096 x 2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	4096 x 2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon Gold 6538N and Core 3 N355 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12.1
OpenGL	no data	4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6538N and Core 3 N355.

PCIe version	5.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	80	9
USB revision	no data	2.0/3.2

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	28.03	6.82
Recency	14 December 2023	1 January 2025
Physical cores	32	8
Threads	64	8

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