Intel Xeon Gold 6538N vs Intel Xeon E7-8867 v3
Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6538N and Intel Xeon E7-8867 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.
Differences
Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6538N
- 16 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 16
- 32 more threads: 64 vs 32
- Around 24% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
- Around 20% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 79°C
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 22 nm
Number of cores | 32 vs 16 |
Number of threads | 64 vs 32 |
Maximum frequency | 4.1 GHz vs 3.30 GHz |
Maximum core temperature | 95°C vs 79°C |
Manufacturing process technology | 10 nm vs 22 nm |
Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8867 v3
- Around 24% lower typical power consumption: 165 Watt vs 205 Watt
- Around 2% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 46001 vs 44895
Specifications (specs) | |
Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 8 vs 2 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 165 Watt vs 205 Watt |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1730 vs 1725 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 46001 vs 44895 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6538N
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E7-8867 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | Intel Xeon Gold 6538N | Intel Xeon E7-8867 v3 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1725 | 1730 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 44895 | 46001 |
Compare specifications (specs)
Intel Xeon Gold 6538N | Intel Xeon E7-8867 v3 | |
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Essentials |
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Launch date | 14 Dec 2023 | Q2'15 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $3351 | |
Place in performance rating | 783 | 770 |
Architecture codename | Haswell | |
Processor Number | E7-8867V3 | |
Series | Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v3 Family | |
Status | Launched | |
Vertical segment | Server | |
Performance |
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Base frequency | 2.1 GHz | 2.50 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 | 22 nm |
Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 85°C | |
Maximum core temperature | 95°C | 79°C |
Maximum frequency | 4.1 GHz | 3.30 GHz |
Number of cores | 32 | 16 |
Number of threads | 64 | 32 |
Unlocked | ||
64 bit support | ||
Bus Speed | 9.6 GT/s QPI | |
Number of QPI Links | 3 | |
Memory |
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ECC memory support | ||
Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR4-1333/1600/1866, DDR3-1066/1333/1600 |
Max memory channels | 4 | |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 85 GB/s | |
Maximum memory size | 1.5 TB | |
Compatibility |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 2 | 8 |
Sockets supported | 4677 | FCLGA2011 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 205 Watt | 165 Watt |
Low Halogen Options Available | ||
Package Size | 52mm x 45mm | |
Peripherals |
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PCIe configurations | Gen 5, 80 Lanes, (CPU only) | x4, x8, x16 |
Max number of PCIe lanes | 32 | |
PCI Express revision | 3.0 | |
Scalability | S8S | |
Security & Reliability |
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Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
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® Hyper-Threading technology | ||
Intel® Instruction Replay Technology | ||
Intel® TSX-NI | ||
Intel® Turbo Boost technology | ||
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) |