Intel Xeon Platinum 8260L vs Intel Xeon Gold 6338T

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8260L and Intel Xeon Gold 6338T processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8260L

Intel Xeon Gold 6338T

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8260L

Around 15% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 87°C

Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Maximum core temperature	90°C vs 87°C

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6338T

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
Around 1% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 6 TB vs 4.5 TB

Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
L3 cache	36 MB vs 35.75 MB
Maximum memory size	6 TB vs 4.5 TB

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Platinum 8260L	Intel Xeon Gold 6338T
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Ice Lake
Launch date	Q2'19	6 Apr 2021
Launch price (MSRP)	$8821	$3139
Place in performance rating	not rated	not rated
Processor Number	8260L	6338T
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2.10 GHz
L3 cache	35.75 MB	36 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	87°C
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	24	24
Number of threads	48	48
L1 cache		1.5 MB
L2 cache		24 MB
Memory
Max memory channels	6	8
Maximum memory size	4.5 TB	6 TB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz	3200 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-3200
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	77.5mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA4189
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt	165 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	64
PCI Express revision	3.0	4.0
Scalability	S8S	2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512	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	2	2
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)