Intel Xeon Gold 6438N vs Intel Xeon Gold 5220R

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6438N and Intel Xeon Gold 5220R 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6438N

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 10 month(s) later
  • 8 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 24
  • 16 more threads: 64 vs 48
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
  • Around 67% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2315 vs 2291
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 10 Jan 2023 vs 24 Feb 2020
Number of cores 32 vs 24
Number of threads 64 vs 48
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache 80K (per core) vs 1.5 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2315 vs 2291

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5220R

  • Around 11% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
  • 393216x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 624776.5x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 205 Watt
  • Around 3% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 54260 vs 52789
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 4.00 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
L2 cache 24 MB vs 2MB (per core)
L3 cache 35.75 MB vs 60MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 150 Watt vs 205 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 54260 vs 52789

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6438N
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 5220R

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2315
2291
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
52789
54260
Name Intel Xeon Gold 6438N Intel Xeon Gold 5220R
PassMark - Single thread mark 2315 2291
PassMark - CPU mark 52789 54260

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Gold 6438N Intel Xeon Gold 5220R

Essentials

Launch date 10 Jan 2023 24 Feb 2020
Launch price (MSRP) $3351 $1555 - $1561
Place in performance rating 435 430
Architecture codename Cascade Lake
Processor Number 5220R
Series 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Status Launched
Vertical segment Server

Performance

Base frequency 2000 MHz 2.20 GHz
L1 cache 80K (per core) 1.5 MB
L2 cache 2MB (per core) 24 MB
L3 cache 60MB 35.75 MB
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm 14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 85°C
Maximum frequency 3.6 GHz 4.00 GHz
Number of cores 32 24
Number of threads 64 48
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature 86°C
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 2

Memory

ECC memory support
Supported memory types DDR5-4800 MHz, Eight-channel DDR4-2667
Max memory channels 6
Maximum memory size 1 TB
Supported memory frequency 2667 MHz

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2
Sockets supported 4677 FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 205 Watt 150 Watt
Package Size 76.0mm x 56.5mm

Peripherals

PCIe configurations Gen 5, 80 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes 48
PCI Express revision 3.0
Scalability 2S

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions 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 1
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)