Intel Xeon Gold 6438N vs Intel Xeon Gold 6326

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6438N and Intel Xeon Gold 6326 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 6438N

Intel Xeon Gold 6326

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6438N

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 9 month(s) later
16 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 16
32 more threads: 64 vs 32
Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
2.5x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later

Launch date	10 Jan 2023 vs 6 Apr 2021
Number of cores	32 vs 16
Number of threads	64 vs 32
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core) vs 1 MB

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6326

262144x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
419430.4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 11% lower typical power consumption: 185 Watt vs 205 Watt
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2350 vs 2315
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 53385 vs 52789

Specifications (specs)
L2 cache	16 MB vs 2MB (per core)
L3 cache	24 MB vs 60MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	185 Watt vs 205 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2350 vs 2315
PassMark - CPU mark	53385 vs 52789

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6438N
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6326

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2315

2350

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

52789

53385

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6438N	Intel Xeon Gold 6326
PassMark - Single thread mark	2315	2350
PassMark - CPU mark	52789	53385

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6438N	Intel Xeon Gold 6326
Essentials
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	6 Apr 2021
Launch price (MSRP)	$3351	$1517
Place in performance rating	428	410
Architecture codename		Ice Lake
Processor Number		6326
Series		3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2000 MHz	2.90 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	1 MB
L2 cache	2MB (per core)	16 MB
L3 cache	60MB	24 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	10 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	85°C
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz	3.50 GHz
Number of cores	32	16
Number of threads	64	32
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		78°C
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5-4800 MHz, Eight-channel	DDR4-3200
Max memory channels		8
Maximum memory size		6 TB
Supported memory frequency		3200 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2
Sockets supported	4677	FCLGA4189
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	205 Watt	185 Watt
Package Size		77.5mm x 56.5mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 80 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes		64
PCI Express revision		4.0
Scalability		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 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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)