Intel Xeon Gold 6538N vs Intel Xeon E-2246G

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6538N and Intel Xeon E-2246G 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.

Intel Xeon Gold 6538N

Intel Xeon E-2246G

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6538N

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 6 month(s) later
26 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 6
52 more threads: 64 vs 12
Around 30% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 73 °C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
6.7x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
42.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
5x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
3.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 44895 vs 13806

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	14 Dec 2023 vs 27 May 2019
Number of cores	32 vs 6
Number of threads	64 vs 12
Maximum core temperature	95°C vs 73 °C
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	80 KB (per core) vs 384 KB
L2 cache	2 MB (per core) vs 1.5 MB
L3 cache	60 MB (shared) vs 12 MB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	44895 vs 13806

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E-2246G

Around 17% higher clock speed: 4.80 GHz vs 4.1 GHz
2.6x lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 205 Watt
Around 61% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2770 vs 1725

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.80 GHz vs 4.1 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 205 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2770 vs 1725

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6538N
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E-2246G

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1725

2770

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

44895

13806

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6538N	Intel Xeon E-2246G
PassMark - Single thread mark	1725	2770
PassMark - CPU mark	44895	13806

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6538N	Intel Xeon E-2246G
Essentials
Launch date	14 Dec 2023	27 May 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$3351	$311
Place in performance rating	863	755
Architecture codename		Coffee Lake
Processor Number		E-2246G
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.1 GHz	3.60 GHz
Die size	2x 763 mm²
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	384 KB
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	1.5 MB
L3 cache	60 MB (shared)	12 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	85°C
Maximum core temperature	95°C	73 °C
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz	4.80 GHz
Number of cores	32	6
Number of threads	64	12
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR4-2666
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		39.74 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
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
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)
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)