Intel Xeon Gold 6438N vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8352Y

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6438N and Intel Xeon Platinum 8352Y 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 Platinum 8352Y

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6438N

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 9 month(s) later
Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Around 25% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2315 vs 1913

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 Jan 2023 vs 6 Apr 2021
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core) vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2315 vs 1913

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8352Y

524288x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
838860.8x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 30% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 68643 vs 52789

Specifications (specs)
L2 cache	32 MB vs 2MB (per core)
L3 cache	48 MB vs 60MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	68643 vs 52789

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6438N
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Platinum 8352Y

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2315

1913

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

52789

68643

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6438N	Intel Xeon Platinum 8352Y
PassMark - Single thread mark	2315	1913
PassMark - CPU mark	52789	68643

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6438N	Intel Xeon Platinum 8352Y
Essentials
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	6 Apr 2021
Launch price (MSRP)	$3351	$3995
Place in performance rating	495	491
Architecture codename		Ice Lake
Processor Number		8352Y
Series		3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2000 MHz	2.20 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	2 MB
L2 cache	2MB (per core)	32 MB
L3 cache	60MB	48 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	10 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	85°C
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	32	32
Number of threads	64	64
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		81°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	205 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)