Xeon Gold 6403N vs Atom C3338

Primary details

Comparing Atom C3338 and Xeon Gold 6403N processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2743	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.06	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Atom	no data
Power efficiency	6.79	no data
Architecture codename	Goldmont (2016−2017)	no data
Release date	22 February 2017 (7 years ago)	1 July 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$27	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Atom C3338 and Xeon Gold 6403N 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	2 (Dual-core)	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	2	48
Base clock speed	1.5 GHz	1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.2 GHz	3.6 GHz
Multiplier	15	no data
L1 cache	112 KB	no data
L2 cache	4 MB	no data
L3 cache	4 MB	45 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature	89 °C	85 °C
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Atom C3338 and Xeon Gold 6403N 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 (Uniprocessor)	no data
Socket	FCBGA1310	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	8.5 Watt	185 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom C3338 and Xeon Gold 6403N. 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	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
QuickAssist	-	no data
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	-	+
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Atom C3338 and Xeon Gold 6403N technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Boot	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
SGX	-	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom C3338 and Xeon Gold 6403N are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom C3338 and Xeon Gold 6403N. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4: 1866	DDR5-4000
Maximum memory size	128 GB	4 TB
Max memory channels	1	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	14.936 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom C3338 and Xeon Gold 6403N.

PCIe version	3	4
PCI Express lanes	10	64
USB revision	3	no data
Total number of SATA ports	10	no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	10	no data
Number of USB ports	8	no data
Integrated LAN	4x2.5/1 GBE	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	22 February 2017	1 July 2023
Physical cores	2	24
Threads	2	48
Power consumption (TDP)	8 Watt	185 Watt

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