Intel Xeon Platinum 8276L vs Intel Xeon Gold 6338

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8276L and Intel Xeon Gold 6338 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 Platinum 8276L

Intel Xeon Gold 6338

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8276L

Around 25% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Around 10% higher maximum core temperature: 89°C vs 81°C
Around 24% lower typical power consumption: 165 Watt vs 205 Watt
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2427 vs 2185

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Maximum core temperature	89°C vs 81°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt vs 205 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2427 vs 2185

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6338

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 28
8 more threads: 64 vs 56
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
Around 25% 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
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 68563 vs 60188

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	32 vs 28
Number of threads	64 vs 56
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
L3 cache	48 MB vs 38.5 MB
Maximum memory size	6 TB vs 4.5 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	68563 vs 60188

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8276L
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6338

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2427

2185

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

60188

68563

Name	Intel Xeon Platinum 8276L	Intel Xeon Gold 6338
PassMark - Single thread mark	2427	2185
PassMark - CPU mark	60188	68563

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Platinum 8276L	Intel Xeon Gold 6338
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Ice Lake
Launch date	11 Dec 2018	Q2'21
Launch price (MSRP)	$13422	$2990
Place in performance rating	315	309
Processor Number	8276L	6338
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	2.00 GHz
L1 cache	1792 KB
L2 cache	28 MB
L3 cache	38.5 MB	48 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	89°C	81°C
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	3.20 GHz
Number of cores	28	32
Number of threads	56	64
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	205 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)