Intel Xeon w5-3425 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6338

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon w5-3425 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 w5-3425

Intel Xeon Gold 6338

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon w5-3425

Around 44% higher clock speed: 4.6 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Around 49% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3257 vs 2185

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.6 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3257 vs 2185

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6338

20 more cores, run more applications at once: 32 vs 12
40 more threads: 64 vs 24
1677721.6x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 32% lower typical power consumption: 205 Watt vs 270 Watt
Around 95% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 68563 vs 35132

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	32 vs 12
Number of threads	64 vs 24
L3 cache	48 MB vs 30MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	205 Watt vs 270 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	68563 vs 35132

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon w5-3425
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6338

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3257

2185

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

35132

68563

Name	Intel Xeon w5-3425	Intel Xeon Gold 6338
PassMark - Single thread mark	3257	2185
PassMark - CPU mark	35132	68563

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon w5-3425	Intel Xeon Gold 6338
Essentials
Launch date	15 Feb 2023	Q2'21
Launch price (MSRP)	$1189	$2990
Place in performance rating	292	301
Architecture codename		Ice Lake
Processor Number		6338
Series		3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	3.2 GHz	2.00 GHz
Die size	4x 477 mm²
L1 cache	80K (per core)
L2 cache	2MB (per core)
L3 cache	30MB	48 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	10 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72°C
Maximum frequency	4.6 GHz	3.20 GHz
Number of cores	12	32
Number of threads	24	64
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		81°C
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5-4800 MHz, Eight-channel	DDR4-3200
Max memory channels		8
Maximum memory size		6 TB
Supported memory frequency		3200 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	4677	FCLGA4189
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	270 Watt	205 Watt
Package Size		77.5mm x 56.5mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 112 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes		64
PCI Express revision		4.0
Scalability		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 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
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)