Intel Xeon Gold 6538N vs Intel Xeon Gold 6210U

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6538N and Intel Xeon Gold 6210U 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.

Intel Xeon Gold 6538N

Intel Xeon Gold 6210U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6538N

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 8 month(s) later
12 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 20
24 more threads: 64 vs 40
Around 5% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3.2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 55% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 44895 vs 28915

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	14 Dec 2023 vs 2 Apr 2019
Number of cores	32 vs 20
Number of threads	64 vs 40
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	80 KB (per core) vs 1.25 MB
L2 cache	2 MB (per core) vs 20 MB
L3 cache	60 MB (shared) vs 27.5 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	44895 vs 28915

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6210U

Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 205 Watt
Around 28% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2203 vs 1725

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 205 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2203 vs 1725

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6538N
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6210U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1725

2203

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

44895

28915

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6538N	Intel Xeon Gold 6210U
PassMark - Single thread mark	1725	2203
PassMark - CPU mark	44895	28915

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6538N	Intel Xeon Gold 6210U
Essentials
Launch date	14 Dec 2023	2 Apr 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$3351	$1500
Place in performance rating	779	793
Architecture codename		Cascade Lake
Processor Number		6210U
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.1 GHz	2.50 GHz
Die size	2x 763 mm²
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	1.25 MB
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	20 MB
L3 cache	60 MB (shared)	27.5 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	85°C	86 °C
Maximum core temperature	95°C
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	32	20
Number of threads	64	40
Unlocked
Number of QPI Links		0
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR4-2933
Max memory channels		6
Maximum memory bandwidth		131.13 GB/s
Maximum memory size		1 TB
Supported memory frequency		2933 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2
Sockets supported	4677	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	205 Watt	150 Watt
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 80 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes		48
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
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® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Turbo Boost Max 3.0
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)