Xeon Gold 6538Y vs i3-N300

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-N300 and Xeon Gold 6538Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1142not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
Power efficiency74.64no data
Architecture codenameAlder Lake-N (2023)no data
Release date3 January 2023 (1 year ago)1 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$309no data

Detailed specifications

Core i3-N300 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads864
Base clock speed0.1 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz4 GHz
L1 cache96 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache2 MB (per module)no data
L3 cache6 MB (shared)60 MB
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nmIntel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature105 °C79 °C
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-N300 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
SocketFCBGA1264FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)7 Watt225 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-N300 and Xeon Gold 6538Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX-+
Thermal Monitoring+-
GPIO+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core i3-N300 and Xeon Gold 6538Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-N300 and Xeon Gold 6538Y are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-N300 and Xeon Gold 6538Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200, DDR5-4800, LPDDR5-4800DDR5-5200
Maximum memory size16 GB4 TB
Max memory channels18
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphicsno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency1.25 GHzno data
Execution Units32no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-N300 and Xeon Gold 6538Y integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i3-N300 and Xeon Gold 6538Y integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2160@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096 x 2160@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i3-N300 and Xeon Gold 6538Y integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12.1no data
OpenGL4.6no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-N300 and Xeon Gold 6538Y.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes980
USB revision2.0/3.2no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 3 January 2023 1 October 2023
Physical cores 8 32
Threads 8 64
Power consumption (TDP) 7 Watt 225 Watt

i3-N300 has 3114.3% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6538Y, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 months, and 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Core i3-N300 and Xeon Gold 6538Y. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core i3-N300 is a notebook processor while Xeon Gold 6538Y is a server/workstation one.


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