Xeon Gold 6538Y vs Celeron N2808

Primary details

Comparing Celeron N2808 and Xeon Gold 6538Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel Celeronno data
Architecture codenameBay Trail-M (2013−2014)no data
Release date22 May 2014 (10 years ago)1 October 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Celeron N2808 and Xeon Gold 6538Y 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 speed1.58 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.25 GHz4 GHz
L1 cache56K (per core)no data
L2 cache512K (per core)no data
L3 cache0 KB60 MB
Chip lithography22 nmIntel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °C79 °C
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N2808 and Xeon Gold 6538Y 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 configuration1no data
SocketFCBGA1170FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)4.5 Watt225 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N2808 and Xeon Gold 6538Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Celeron N2808 and Xeon Gold 6538Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N2808 and Xeon Gold 6538Y are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N2808 and Xeon Gold 6538Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5-5200
Maximum memory size4 GB4 TB
Max memory channels18
Maximum memory bandwidth10.66 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 Seriesno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency792 MHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron N2808 and Xeon Gold 6538Y integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N2808 and Xeon Gold 6538Y.

PCIe version2.05.0
PCI Express lanes480
USB revision3.0 and 2.0no data
Total number of SATA ports2no data
Number of USB ports5no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 22 May 2014 1 October 2023
Physical cores 2 32
Threads 2 64
Power consumption (TDP) 4 Watt 225 Watt

Celeron N2808 has 5525% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6538Y, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 years, and 1500% more physical cores and 3100% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Celeron N2808 and Xeon Gold 6538Y. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Celeron N2808 is a notebook processor while Xeon Gold 6538Y is a server/workstation one.


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