N200 vs Xeon Gold 6538Y
Primary details
Comparing Xeon Gold 6538Y and N200 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 1599 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Power efficiency | no data | 50.63 |
| Release date | 1 October 2023 (1 year ago) | 1 January 2023 (1 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon Gold 6538Y and N200 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) | no data |
| Threads | 64 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.2 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 4 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| L3 cache | 60 MB | 6 MB Intel® Smart Cache |
| Chip lithography | Intel 7 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 79 °C | 105 °C |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Gold 6538Y and N200 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 | FCLGA4677 | FCBGA1264 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 225 Watt | 6 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6538Y and N200. 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 | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| 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 6538Y and N200 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| SGX | Yes with Intel® SPS | no data |
| OS Guard | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6538Y and N200 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6538Y and N200. 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 | no data | Intel UHD Graphics |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 750 MHz |
| Execution Units | no data | 32 |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Gold 6538Y and N200 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 3 |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon Gold 6538Y and N200 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 6538Y and N200 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 6538Y and N200.
| PCIe version | 5.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 80 | 9 |
| USB revision | no data | 2.0/3.2 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 October 2023 | 1 January 2023 |
| Threads | 64 | 4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 225 Watt | 6 Watt |
Xeon Gold 6538Y has an age advantage of 9 months, and 1500% more threads.
N200, on the other hand, has 3650% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Xeon Gold 6538Y and N200. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Xeon Gold 6538Y is a server/workstation processor while N200 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Gold 6538Y and N200, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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