Xeon Gold 6538N vs EPYC Embedded 9354

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Primary details

Comparing EPYC Embedded 9354 and Xeon Gold 6538N processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated165
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data21.85
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiencyno data13.05
Architecture codenameGenoa (2022−2023)Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date14 March 2023 (1 year ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$3,351

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

EPYC Embedded 9354 and Xeon Gold 6538N 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 cores32 (Dotriaconta-Core)32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads6464
Base clock speed3.25 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz4.1 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache256 MB (shared)60 MB (shared)
Chip lithography5 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size8x 72 mm22x 763 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data85 °C
Number of transistors52,560 millionno data
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on EPYC Embedded 9354 and Xeon Gold 6538N 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 configuration22
SocketSP5FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)280 Watt205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC Embedded 9354 and Xeon Gold 6538N. 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++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Precision Boost 2+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

EPYC Embedded 9354 and Xeon Gold 6538N technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC Embedded 9354 and Xeon Gold 6538N are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC Embedded 9354 and Xeon Gold 6538N. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-4800DDR5-5200
Maximum memory sizeno data4 TB
Max memory channelsno data8
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC Embedded 9354 and Xeon Gold 6538N.

PCIe version5.05.0
PCI Express lanes12880

Pros & cons summary


Recency 14 March 2023 14 December 2023
Power consumption (TDP) 280 Watt 205 Watt

Xeon Gold 6538N has an age advantage of 9 months, and 36.6% lower power consumption.

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