Xeon Gold 6338N vs i7-1185G7

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-1185G7 and Xeon Gold 6338N processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1053	187
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Tiger Lake	no data
Power efficiency	22.04	13.56
Architecture codename	Tiger Lake-UP3 (2020−2021)	Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date	2 September 2020 (4 years ago)	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i7-1185G7 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 cores	4 (Quad-Core)	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads	8	64
Base clock speed	3 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.8 GHz	3.5 GHz
Bus rate	4 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	96K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	1.25 MB (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	12 MB (shared)	48 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	10 nm SuperFin	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	83 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-1185G7 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 configuration	1	2
Socket	FCBGA1449	FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)	28 Watt	185 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-1185G7 and Xeon Gold 6338N. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
SIPP	+	-
Deep Learning Boost	+	+

Security technologies

Core i7-1185G7 and Xeon Gold 6338N technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-1185G7 and Xeon Gold 6338N are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-1185G7 and Xeon Gold 6338N. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-2667
Maximum memory size	64 GB	6 TB
Max memory channels	2	8
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.35 GHz	no data
Execution Units	96	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-1185G7 and Xeon Gold 6338N integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

4

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Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-1185G7 and Xeon Gold 6338N integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680x4320@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-1185G7 and Xeon Gold 6338N integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12.1	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-1185G7 and Xeon Gold 6338N.

PCIe version	4.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	16	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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	6.52	26.50
Recency	2 September 2020	6 April 2021
Physical cores	4	32
Threads	8	64
Power consumption (TDP)	28 Watt	185 Watt

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