Intel Xeon Gold 6338 Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Xeon Gold 6338 features 32 processor cores and has the capability to manage 64 threads concurrently. It was released in Q2/2021 and belongs to the 3 generation of the Intel Xeon Gold series. To use the Intel Xeon Gold 6338, you'll need a motherboard with a LGA 4189 socket.
Name: Intel Xeon Gold 6338
Family: Intel Xeon Gold
Group: Intel Xeon Gold 5300/6300
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 3

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Gold 6338 has 32 CPU cores and can calculate 64 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Gold 6338 is 2.0 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 3.2 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.
CPU Cores: 32
Threads: 64
Cores: 32x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 2.0 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 3.2 GHz

Memory & PCIe

The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 6.0 TB distributed across 8 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 204.8 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
Memory type: DDR4-3200
Max. Memory: 6.0 TB
Memory channels: 8
Bandwidth: 204.8 GB/s
ECC: Yes
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 205 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 205 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Gold 6338 is manufactured using a 10 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 48.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 10 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: LGA 4189
L2-Cache: 0 bytes
L3-Cache: 48.0 MB
Architecture: Ice Lake
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
Release date: Q2/2021
Release price: 2612 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

AMD Ryzen 5 4500
6C 12T @ 3.6 GHz
1529
1529
Intel Xeon W-2225
4C 8T @ 4.1 GHz
1528
1528
Intel Xeon Gold 6338
32C 64T @ 2.0 GHz
1526
1526
AMD Ryzen 3 4300GE
4C 8T @ 3.5 GHz
1524
1524
AMD Ryzen 7 4700GE
8C 16T @ 3.1 GHz
1521
1521

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Core i7-6850K
6C 12T @ 3.6 GHz
1116
1116
Intel Xeon W-2170B
14C 28T @ 2.5 GHz
1114
1114
Intel Xeon Gold 6338
32C 64T @ 2.0 GHz
1108
1108
Intel Xeon Gold 6242
16C 32T @ 2.8 GHz
1107
1107
Intel Xeon Gold 6209U
20C 40T @ 2.1 GHz
1107
1107

All benchmarks for Intel Xeon Gold 6338