Xeon Gold 6338 vs Athlon X4 970

Primary details

Comparing Athlon X4 970 and Xeon Gold 6338 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1958	222
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	20.83
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)	no data
Release date	27 July 2017 (6 years ago)	1 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Current price	$59	$1771

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Athlon X4 970 and Xeon Gold 6338 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	4 (Quad-Core)	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads	4	64
Base clock speed	3.8 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	3.2 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	no data
L3 cache	0 KB	48 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	10 nm
Die size	246 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	81 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,178 million	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X4 970 and Xeon Gold 6338 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	no data
Socket	AM4	FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X4 970 and Xeon Gold 6338. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	no data
AVX	+	no data
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	no data	+
Status	no data	Launched

Security technologies

Athlon X4 970 and Xeon Gold 6338 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X4 970 and Xeon Gold 6338 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	no data
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X4 970 and Xeon Gold 6338. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	no data	6 TB
Max memory channels	no data	8
ECC memory support	no data	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X4 970 and Xeon Gold 6338.

PCIe version	no data	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	64

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Xeon Gold 6338 outperforms Athlon X4 970 by 1178% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.71	21.86
Recency	27 July 2017	1 April 2021
Physical cores	4	32
Threads	4	64
Chip lithography	28 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	205 Watt

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