Xeon Gold 6338N vs Pentium 4 HT 3.4E

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 4 HT 3.4E and Xeon Gold 6338N processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	182
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Power efficiency	no data	13.56
Architecture codename	Prescott (2001−2005)	Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date	April 2004 (20 years ago)	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium 4 HT 3.4E 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	1 (Single-Core)	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads	2	64
Base clock speed	no data	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	3.5 GHz
L1 cache	16 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	48 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	90 nm	10 nm
Die size	109 mm2	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	83 °C
Number of transistors	125 million	no data
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 4 HT 3.4E 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	478	FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	185 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 4 HT 3.4E and Xeon Gold 6338N. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Pentium 4 HT 3.4E and Xeon Gold 6338N technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 4 HT 3.4E and Xeon Gold 6338N are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 4 HT 3.4E and Xeon Gold 6338N. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2	DDR4-2667
Maximum memory size	no data	6 TB
Max memory channels	no data	8
ECC memory support	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 4 HT 3.4E and Xeon Gold 6338N.

PCIe version	no data	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	64

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	1	32
Threads	2	64
Chip lithography	90 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	185 Watt

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