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.

Intel Xeon Gold 6338N

Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3

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 7389

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 7389

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: 2266 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	2266 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

2266

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

65860

7389

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6338N	Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	1955	2266
PassMark - CPU mark	65860	7389
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	412	430
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