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.

 

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 309 318
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