Intel Xeon Gold 6538N vs Intel Xeon E-2274G

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6538N and Intel Xeon E-2274G 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

  • CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 6 month(s) later
  • 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
  • 10x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 64x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 7.5x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 4.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 44895 vs 9892
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 14 Dec 2023 vs 27 May 2019
Number of cores 32 vs 4
Number of threads 64 vs 8
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache 80 KB (per core) vs 256 KB
L2 cache 2 MB (per core) vs 1 MB
L3 cache 60 MB (shared) vs 8 MB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 44895 vs 9892

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E-2274G

  • Around 20% higher clock speed: 4.90 GHz vs 4.1 GHz
  • Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100 °C vs 95°C
  • 2.5x lower typical power consumption: 83 Watt vs 205 Watt
  • Around 65% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2838 vs 1725
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 4.90 GHz vs 4.1 GHz
Maximum core temperature 100 °C vs 95°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 83 Watt vs 205 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2838 vs 1725

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6538N
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E-2274G

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1725
2838
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
44895
9892
Name Intel Xeon Gold 6538N Intel Xeon E-2274G
PassMark - Single thread mark 1725 2838
PassMark - CPU mark 44895 9892

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Gold 6538N Intel Xeon E-2274G

Essentials

Launch date 14 Dec 2023 27 May 2019
Launch price (MSRP) $3351 $328 - $334
Place in performance rating 786 776
Architecture codename Coffee Lake
Processor Number E-2274G
Vertical segment Server

Performance

Base frequency 2.1 GHz 4.00 GHz
Die size 2x 763 mm²
L1 cache 80 KB (per core) 256 KB
L2 cache 2 MB (per core) 1 MB
L3 cache 60 MB (shared) 8 MB
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm 14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 85°C 69.3 °C
Maximum core temperature 95°C 100 °C
Maximum frequency 4.1 GHz 4.90 GHz
Number of cores 32 4
Number of threads 64 8
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 83 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)