Intel Xeon Gold 6538N vs Intel Xeon Gold 5218T

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6538N and Intel Xeon Gold 5218T 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 8% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 3.80 GHz
  • Around 2% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 93°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
  • 2.7x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 28% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 44895 vs 35030
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 32 vs 16
Number of threads 64 vs 32
Maximum frequency 4.1 GHz vs 3.80 GHz
Maximum core temperature 95°C vs 93°C
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm vs 14 nm
L3 cache 60 MB (shared) vs 22 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 44895 vs 35030

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5218T

  • Around 95% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 205 Watt
  • Around 16% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2007 vs 1725
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 105 Watt vs 205 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2007 vs 1725

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6538N
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 5218T

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1725
2007
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
44895
35030
Name Intel Xeon Gold 6538N Intel Xeon Gold 5218T
PassMark - Single thread mark 1725 2007
PassMark - CPU mark 44895 35030

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Gold 6538N Intel Xeon Gold 5218T

Essentials

Launch date 14 Dec 2023 Q2'19
Launch price (MSRP) $3351 $1572
Place in performance rating 786 798
Architecture codename Cascade Lake
Processor Number 5218T
Series 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment Server

Performance

Base frequency 2.1 GHz 2.10 GHz
Die size 2x 763 mm²
L1 cache 80 KB (per core)
L2 cache 2 MB (per core)
L3 cache 60 MB (shared) 22 MB
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm 14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 85°C
Maximum core temperature 95°C 93°C
Maximum frequency 4.1 GHz 3.80 GHz
Number of cores 32 16
Number of threads 64 32
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Memory

ECC memory support
Supported memory types DDR5 DDR4-2667
Max memory channels 6
Maximum memory size 1 TB
Supported memory frequency 2667 MHz

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2
Sockets supported 4677 FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 205 Watt 105 Watt
Package Size 76.0mm x 56.5mm

Peripherals

PCIe configurations Gen 5, 80 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes 48
PCI Express revision 3.0
Scalability 4S

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units 1
Speed Shift technology

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)