Xeon Gold 6338T vs m5-6Y54

Primary details

Comparing Core m5-6Y54 and Xeon Gold 6338T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2183not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel Core m5no data
Power efficiency26.99no data
Architecture codenameSkylake-Y (2015)Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date1 September 2015 (9 years ago)6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$281no data

Detailed specifications

Core m5-6Y54 and Xeon Gold 6338T 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)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads448
Base clock speed1.1 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 GT/sno data
Multiplier11no data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm
Die size98.57 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data87 °C
Number of transistors1750 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core m5-6Y54 and Xeon Gold 6338T 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)2
SocketFCBGA1515FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)4.5 Watt165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core m5-6Y54 and Xeon Gold 6338T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Smart Response+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core m5-6Y54 and Xeon Gold 6338T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core m5-6Y54 and Xeon Gold 6338T are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core m5-6Y54 and Xeon Gold 6338T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size16 GB6 TB
Max memory channels28
Maximum memory bandwidth29.861 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 515no data
Max video memory16 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency900 MHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core m5-6Y54 and Xeon Gold 6338T integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core m5-6Y54 and Xeon Gold 6338T integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP3840x2160@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort3840x2160@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core m5-6Y54 and Xeon Gold 6338T integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core m5-6Y54 and Xeon Gold 6338T.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes1064

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 September 2015 6 April 2021
Physical cores 2 24
Threads 4 48
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 4 Watt 165 Watt

m5-6Y54 has 4025% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6338T, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, 1100% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Core m5-6Y54 and Xeon Gold 6338T. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core m5-6Y54 is a notebook processor while Xeon Gold 6338T is a server/workstation one.


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