Intel Xeon Gold 6338 vs Intel Xeon Gold 5118

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6338 and Intel Xeon Gold 5118 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. 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 Gold 5118

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6338

20 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 12
40 more threads: 64 vs 24
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
8x more maximum memory size: 6 TB vs 768 GB
Around 27% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2185 vs 1726
2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 68563 vs 24992

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	32 vs 12
Number of threads	64 vs 24
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
Maximum memory size	6 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2185 vs 1726
PassMark - CPU mark	68563 vs 24992

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5118

Around 95% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 205 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt vs 205 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6338
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 5118

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2185

1726

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

68563

24992

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6338	Intel Xeon Gold 5118
PassMark - Single thread mark	2185	1726
PassMark - CPU mark	68563	24992
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3430
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		22700

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6338	Intel Xeon Gold 5118
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake	Skylake
Launch date	Q2'21	Q3'17
Launch price (MSRP)	$2990
Place in performance rating	311	304
Processor Number	6338	5118
Series	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	2.30 GHz
L3 cache	48 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	81°C	81°C
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz	3.20 GHz
Number of cores	32	12
Number of threads	64	24
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		2
Memory
Max memory channels	8	6
Maximum memory size	6 TB	768 GB
Supported memory frequency	3200 MHz	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-2400
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4189	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	205 Watt	105 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	64	48
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
Scalability	2S	S4S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
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	1
Speed Shift technology
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)