Intel Xeon Gold 6538N vs Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3
Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6538N and Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).
Differences
Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6538N
- 22 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 10
- 44 more threads: 64 vs 20
- Around 37% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
- Around 20% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 78.9°C
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 22 nm
- Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1725 vs 1622
- 2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 44895 vs 19780
Specifications (specs) | |
Number of cores | 32 vs 10 |
Number of threads | 64 vs 20 |
Maximum frequency | 4.1 GHz vs 3.00 GHz |
Maximum core temperature | 95°C vs 78.9°C |
Manufacturing process technology | 10 nm vs 22 nm |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1725 vs 1622 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 44895 vs 19780 |
Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3
- Around 95% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 205 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 105 Watt vs 205 Watt |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6538N
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | Intel Xeon Gold 6538N | Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1725 | 1622 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 44895 | 19780 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 689 | |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 6066 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 311.954 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 160.724 |
Compare specifications (specs)
Intel Xeon Gold 6538N | Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3 | |
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Essentials |
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Launch date | 14 Dec 2023 | Q3'14 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $3351 | |
Place in performance rating | 786 | 794 |
Architecture codename | Haswell | |
Processor Number | E5-2650V3 | |
Series | Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family | |
Status | Launched | |
Vertical segment | Server | |
Performance |
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Base frequency | 2.1 GHz | 2.30 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 | 22 nm |
Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 85°C | |
Maximum core temperature | 95°C | 78.9°C |
Maximum frequency | 4.1 GHz | 3.00 GHz |
Number of cores | 32 | 10 |
Number of threads | 64 | 20 |
Unlocked | ||
64 bit support | ||
Bus Speed | 9.6 GT/s QPI | |
Number of QPI Links | 2 | |
VID voltage range | 0.65V–1.30V | |
Memory |
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ECC memory support | ||
Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR4 1600/1866/2133 |
Max memory channels | 4 | |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 68 GB/s | |
Maximum memory size | 768 GB | |
Compatibility |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 2 | 2 |
Sockets supported | 4677 | FCLGA2011-3 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 205 Watt | 105 Watt |
Low Halogen Options Available | ||
Package Size | 52.5mm x 45mm | |
Peripherals |
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PCIe configurations | Gen 5, 80 Lanes, (CPU only) | x4, x8, x16 |
Max number of PCIe lanes | 40 | |
PCI Express revision | 3.0 | |
Scalability | 2S | |
Security & Reliability |
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Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
Intel® Identity Protection technology | ||
Intel® OS Guard | ||
Intel® Secure Key technology | ||
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) | ||
Advanced Technologies |
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Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology | ||
Idle States | ||
Instruction set extensions | Intel® AVX2 | |
Intel 64 | ||
Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
Intel® Demand Based Switching | ||
Intel® Flex Memory Access | ||
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology | ||
Intel® TSX-NI | ||
Intel® Turbo Boost technology | ||
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility | ||
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) | 46-bit | |
Thermal Monitoring | ||
Virtualization |
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Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | ||
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) | ||
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) |