Xeon Gold 6338 vs Opteron 6348

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Aggregate performance score

Opteron 6348
2012
12 cores / 12 threads, 115 Watt
4.94
Xeon Gold 6338
2021
32 cores / 64 threads, 205 Watt
21.29
+331%

Xeon Gold 6338 outperforms Opteron 6348 by a whopping 331% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Opteron 6348 and Xeon Gold 6338 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1228251
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency4.079.83
Architecture codenameAbu Dhabi (2012)no data
Release date5 November 2012 (12 years ago)1 April 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Opteron 6348 and Xeon Gold 6338 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads1264
Base clock speed2.8 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz3.2 GHz
L1 cache576 KBno data
L2 cache12 MBno data
L3 cache8 MB (per die)48 MB
Chip lithography32 nm10 nm
Die size315 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data81 °C
Number of transistors2,400 millionno data
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Opteron 6348 and Xeon Gold 6338 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 configuration4no data
SocketG34FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)115 Watt205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron 6348 and Xeon Gold 6338. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX+-
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Opteron 6348 and Xeon Gold 6338 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Opteron 6348 and Xeon Gold 6338 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 Opteron 6348 and Xeon Gold 6338. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data6 TB
Max memory channelsno data8
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Opteron 6348 and Xeon Gold 6338.

PCIe version2.04.0
PCI Express lanesno data64

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


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.

Opteron 6348 4.94
Xeon Gold 6338 21.29
+331%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Opteron 6348 7850
Xeon Gold 6338 33814
+331%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.94 21.29
Recency 5 November 2012 1 April 2021
Physical cores 12 32
Threads 12 64
Chip lithography 32 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 115 Watt 205 Watt

Opteron 6348 has 78.3% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6338, on the other hand, has a 331% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, 166.7% more physical cores and 433.3% more threads, and a 220% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon Gold 6338 is our recommended choice as it beats the Opteron 6348 in performance tests.


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