Intel Xeon Gold 6538N vs Intel Xeon E-2134

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6538N and Intel Xeon E-2134 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 6538N

Intel Xeon E-2134

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6538N

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 14 nm
4.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 44895 vs 9319

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	32 vs 4
Number of threads	64 vs 8
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	44895 vs 9319

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E-2134

Around 10% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 4.1 GHz
2.9x lower typical power consumption: 71 Watt vs 205 Watt
Around 54% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2653 vs 1725

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz vs 4.1 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	71 Watt vs 205 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2653 vs 1725

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6538N
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E-2134

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1725

2653

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

44895

9319

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6538N	Intel Xeon E-2134
PassMark - Single thread mark	1725	2653
PassMark - CPU mark	44895	9319

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6538N	Intel Xeon E-2134
Essentials
Launch date	14 Dec 2023	Q3'18
Launch price (MSRP)	$3351
Place in performance rating	863	869
Architecture codename		Coffee Lake
Processor Number		E-2134
Series		Intel® Xeon® E Processor
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.1 GHz	3.50 GHz
Die size	2x 763 mm²
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	60 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	85°C
Maximum core temperature	95°C
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz	4.50 GHz
Number of cores	32	4
Number of threads	64	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR4-2666
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Sockets supported	4677	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	205 Watt	71 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 80 Lanes, (CPU only)	1x16,2x8,1x8+2x4
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
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)