Intel Xeon Gold 6338 vs Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6338 and Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon Gold 6338

Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6338

28 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 4
56 more threads: 64 vs 8
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
96x more maximum memory size: 6 TB vs 64 GB
8.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 68563 vs 8226

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	32 vs 4
Number of threads	64 vs 8
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
Maximum memory size	6 TB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	68563 vs 8226

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5

Around 22% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
4.6x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 205 Watt
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2307 vs 2185

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 205 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2307 vs 2185

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6338
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2185

2307

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

68563

8226

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6338	Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5
PassMark - Single thread mark	2185	2307
PassMark - CPU mark	68563	8226
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4423
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		14711

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6338	Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake	Skylake
Launch date	Q2'21	Q4'15
Launch price (MSRP)	$2990
Place in performance rating	311	320
Processor Number	6338	E3-1260LV5
Series	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v5 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	2.90 GHz
L3 cache	48 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	81°C
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	32	4
Number of threads	64	8
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
VID voltage range		0.55V-1.52V
Memory
Max memory channels	8	2
Maximum memory size	6 TB	64 GB
Supported memory frequency	3200 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Maximum memory bandwidth		34.1 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4189	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	205 Watt	45 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	64	16
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
Scalability	2S	1S Only
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2
Speed Shift technology
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		0
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support