Intel Xeon Platinum 8352Y vs Intel Xeon Gold 6338N

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8352Y and Intel Xeon Gold 6338N 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 8352Y

Intel Xeon Gold 6338N

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8352Y

Around 4% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 68643 vs 65860

Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	68643 vs 65860

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6338N

Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.50 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Around 2% higher maximum core temperature: 83°C vs 81°C
Around 11% lower typical power consumption: 185 Watt vs 205 Watt
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1955 vs 1913

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Maximum core temperature	83°C vs 81°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	185 Watt vs 205 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1955 vs 1913

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8352Y
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6338N

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1913

1955

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

68643

65860

Name	Intel Xeon Platinum 8352Y	Intel Xeon Gold 6338N
PassMark - Single thread mark	1913	1955
PassMark - CPU mark	68643	65860

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Platinum 8352Y	Intel Xeon Gold 6338N
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake	Ice Lake
Launch date	6 Apr 2021	6 Apr 2021
Launch price (MSRP)	$3995	$3200
Place in performance rating	491	505
Processor Number	8352Y	6338N
Series	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	2.20 GHz
L1 cache	2 MB	2 MB
L2 cache	32 MB	32 MB
L3 cache	48 MB	48 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	81°C	83°C
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	3.50 GHz
Number of cores	32	32
Number of threads	64	64
Memory
Max memory channels	8	8
Maximum memory size	6 TB	6 TB
Supported memory frequency	3200 MHz	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-2667
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm	77.5mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4189	FCLGA4189
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	205 Watt	185 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	64	64
PCI Express revision	4.0	4.0
Scalability	2S	2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
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)