Intel Xeon Gold 6538N vs Intel Xeon E-2176G

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6538N and Intel Xeon E-2176G processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6538N

  • 26 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 6
  • 52 more threads: 64 vs 12
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
  • 3.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 44895 vs 13618
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 32 vs 6
Number of threads 64 vs 12
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm vs 14 nm
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 44895 vs 13618

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E-2176G

  • Around 15% higher clock speed: 4.70 GHz vs 4.1 GHz
  • 2.6x lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 205 Watt
  • Around 57% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2709 vs 1725
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 4.70 GHz vs 4.1 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt vs 205 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2709 vs 1725

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6538N
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E-2176G

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1725
2709
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
44895
13618
Name Intel Xeon Gold 6538N Intel Xeon E-2176G
PassMark - Single thread mark 1725 2709
PassMark - CPU mark 44895 13618

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Gold 6538N Intel Xeon E-2176G

Essentials

Launch date 14 Dec 2023 Q3'18
Launch price (MSRP) $3351
Place in performance rating 786 780
Architecture codename Coffee Lake
Processor Number E-2176G
Series Intel® Xeon® E Processor
Status Launched
Vertical segment Server

Performance

Base frequency 2.1 GHz 3.70 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 4.70 GHz
Number of cores 32 6
Number of threads 64 12
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 80 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

Graphics

Device ID 0x3E96
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.20 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 128 GB
Processor graphics Intel® UHD Graphics P630

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 4096x2160@24Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.5

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)