Xeon Gold 6338 vs Platinum 8163

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8163 and Xeon Gold 6338 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	222
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	20.84
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Platinum	no data
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	no data
Release date	no data	1 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Current price	no data	$1771

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8163 and Xeon Gold 6338 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	24 (Tetracosa-Core)	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads	48	64
Base clock speed	no data	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.5 GHz	3.2 GHz
L1 cache	1.5 MB	no data
L2 cache	24 MB	no data
L3 cache	33 MB	48 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	no data	81 °C
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8163 and Xeon Gold 6338 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	8 (Multiprocessor)	no data
Socket	Socket P	FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8163 and Xeon Gold 6338. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	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	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	+	+
Status	no data	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8163 and Xeon Gold 6338 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8163 and Xeon Gold 6338 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8163 and Xeon Gold 6338. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	768 GB	6 TB
Max memory channels	6	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	128.001 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8163 and Xeon Gold 6338.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	48	64

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	24	32
Threads	48	64
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm

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