Intel Xeon Gold 6338N Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Xeon Gold 6338N 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 6338N, you'll need a motherboard with a LGA 4189 socket.
Name: Intel Xeon Gold 6338N
Family: Intel Xeon Gold
Group: Intel Xeon Gold 5300/6300
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 3

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Gold 6338N has 32 CPU cores and can calculate 64 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Gold 6338N is 2.2 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 3.5 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: 2.2 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 3.5 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 170.8 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
Memory type: DDR4-2666
Max. Memory: 6.0 TB
Memory channels: 8
Bandwidth: 170.8 GB/s
ECC: Yes
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 185 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): 185 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Gold 6338N 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: 2795 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX
12C 24T @ 3.0 GHz
46864
46864
Intel Core i9-13900HX
24C 32T @ 2.2 GHz
46755
46755
Intel Xeon Gold 6338N
32C 64T @ 2.2 GHz
46594
46594
AMD EPYC 73F3
16C 32T @ 3.5 GHz
46081
46081
AMD EPYC 7343
16C 32T @ 3.2 GHz
45914
45914

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Xeon Platinum 8352Y
32C 64T @ 2.2 GHz
25489
25489
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX
32C 64T @ 3.5 GHz
25211
25211
Intel Xeon Gold 6338N
32C 64T @ 2.2 GHz
25187
25187
Intel Core i9-13900KS
24C 32T @ 3.2 GHz
24854
24854
AMD EPYC 7532
32C 64T @ 2.4 GHz
24679
24679

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Xeon W-2145
8C 16T @ 3.7 GHz
1258
1258
AMD Ryzen Embedded V2748
8C 16T @ 2.9 GHz
1255
1255
Intel Xeon Gold 6338N
32C 64T @ 2.2 GHz
1255
1255
AMD Ryzen Embedded V2748
8C 16T @ 2.9 GHz
1255
1255
Intel Core i5-10600K
6C 12T @ 4.1 GHz
1254
1254