Intel Xeon Gold 6338N vs Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6338N and Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics. 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 6338N

  • CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 10 month(s) later
  • 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 22 nm
  • 8x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 32x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 6x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 192x more maximum memory size: 6 TB vs 32 GB
  • 8.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 65860 vs 7393
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 6 Apr 2021 vs June 2013
Number of cores 32 vs 4
Number of threads 64 vs 8
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm vs 22 nm
L1 cache 2 MB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 32 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 48 MB vs 8192 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size 6 TB vs 32 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 65860 vs 7393

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3

  • Around 14% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
  • 2.3x lower typical power consumption: 82 Watt vs 185 Watt
  • Around 16% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2275 vs 1955
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 4.00 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 82 Watt vs 185 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2275 vs 1955

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6338N
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1955
2275
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
65860
7393
Name Intel Xeon Gold 6338N Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark 1955 2275
PassMark - CPU mark 65860 7393
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 4056
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 13102

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Gold 6338N Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3

Essentials

Architecture codename Ice Lake Haswell
Launch date 6 Apr 2021 June 2013
Launch price (MSRP) $3200 $800
Place in performance rating 414 425
Processor Number 6338N E3-1280 v3
Series 3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family
Vertical segment Server Server
Price now $697.36
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 4.12

Performance

Base frequency 2.20 GHz 3.60 GHz
L1 cache 2 MB 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 32 MB 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 48 MB 8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 83°C
Maximum frequency 3.50 GHz 4.00 GHz
Number of cores 32 4
Number of threads 64 8
64 bit support
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI
Die size 160 mm
Number of QPI Links 0
Transistor count 1400 million

Memory

Max memory channels 8 2
Maximum memory size 6 TB 32 GB
Supported memory frequency 2667 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4-2667 DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s

Compatibility

Package Size 77.5mm x 56.5mm 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA4189 FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 185 Watt 82 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Thermal Solution PCG 2013D

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)
Anti-Theft technology
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology

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® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
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

Processor graphics None