Xeon Gold 6338N vs Celeron E3400

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron E3400
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.54
Xeon Gold 6338N
2021
32 cores / 64 threads, 185 Watt
26.50
+4807%

Xeon Gold 6338N outperforms Celeron E3400 by a whopping 4807% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron E3400 and Xeon Gold 6338N processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2852187
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.72no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency0.7913.56
Architecture codenameWolfdale (2008−2010)Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date17 January 2010 (14 years ago)6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$76no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Celeron E3400 and Xeon Gold 6338N 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 cores2 (Dual-core)32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads264
Base clock speed2.6 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz3.5 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (shared)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB48 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm10 nm
Die size82 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature74 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data83 °C
Number of transistors228 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Celeron E3400 and Xeon Gold 6338N 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 configuration12
SocketLGA775FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt185 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron E3400 and Xeon Gold 6338N. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Celeron E3400 and Xeon Gold 6338N technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron E3400 and Xeon Gold 6338N are enumerated here.

VT-d-+
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron E3400 and Xeon Gold 6338N. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR4-2667
Maximum memory sizeno data6 TB
Max memory channelsno data8
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron E3400 and Xeon Gold 6338N.

PCIe version2.04.0
PCI Express lanesno data64

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


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.

Celeron E3400 0.54
Xeon Gold 6338N 26.50
+4807%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Celeron E3400 860
Xeon Gold 6338N 42086
+4794%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.54 26.50
Recency 17 January 2010 6 April 2021
Physical cores 2 32
Threads 2 64
Chip lithography 45 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 185 Watt

Celeron E3400 has 184.6% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6338N, on the other hand, has a 4807.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, 1500% more physical cores and 3100% more threads, and a 350% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon Gold 6338N is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron E3400 in performance tests.

Note that Celeron E3400 is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 6338N is a server/workstation one.


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