Intel Xeon Gold 6338T vs Intel Xeon Gold 6338

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6338T and Intel Xeon Gold 6338 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.

Intel Xeon Gold 6338T

Intel Xeon Gold 6338

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6338T

Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.40 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Around 7% higher maximum core temperature: 87°C vs 81°C
Around 24% lower typical power consumption: 165 Watt vs 205 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Maximum core temperature	87°C vs 81°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt vs 205 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6338

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 24
16 more threads: 64 vs 48
Around 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	32 vs 24
Number of threads	64 vs 48
L3 cache	48 MB vs 36 MB

Compare benchmarks

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

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6338T	Intel Xeon Gold 6338
PassMark - Single thread mark		2185
PassMark - CPU mark		68563

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6338T	Intel Xeon Gold 6338
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake	Ice Lake
Launch date	6 Apr 2021	Q2'21
Launch price (MSRP)	$3139	$2990
Place in performance rating	not rated	255
Processor Number	6338T	6338
Series	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	2.00 GHz
L1 cache	1.5 MB
L2 cache	24 MB
L3 cache	36 MB	48 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	87°C	81°C
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	3.20 GHz
Number of cores	24	32
Number of threads	48	64
Memory
Max memory channels	8	8
Maximum memory size	6 TB	6 TB
Supported memory frequency	3200 MHz	3200 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-3200
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm	77.5mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4189	FCLGA4189
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt	205 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	64	64
PCI Express revision	4.0	4.0
Scalability	2S	2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
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	2
Speed Shift technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)