Xeon Gold 6538N vs Pentium 4-M P4-M 1,7

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium 4-M P4-M 1,7
1 core / 1 thread, 30 Watt
0.16
Xeon Gold 6538N
2023
32 cores / 64 threads, 205 Watt
28.26
+17563%

Xeon Gold 6538N outperforms Pentium 4-M P4-M 1,7 by a whopping 17563% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 4-M P4-M 1,7 and Xeon Gold 6538N processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3294165
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data21.85
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesPentium 4-Mno data
Power efficiency0.5013.04
Architecture codenameNorthwood (2002−2004)Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release dateno data14 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

Pentium 4-M P4-M 1,7 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 cores1 (Single-Core)32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads164
Base clock speedno data2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed1.7 GHz4.1 GHz
Bus rate400 MHzno data
L1 cacheno data80 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data2 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data60 MB (shared)
Chip lithography130 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data2x 763 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data85 °C
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 4-M P4-M 1,7 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 configurationno data2
Socketno dataFCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)30 Watt205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 4-M P4-M 1,7 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-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Pentium 4-M P4-M 1,7 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 Pentium 4-M P4-M 1,7 and Xeon Gold 6538N are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 4-M P4-M 1,7 and Xeon Gold 6538N. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5-5200
Maximum memory sizeno data4 TB
Max memory channelsno data8
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 4-M P4-M 1,7 and Xeon Gold 6538N.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data80

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.16 28.26
Physical cores 1 32
Threads 1 64
Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt 205 Watt

Pentium 4-M P4-M 1,7 has 583.3% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6538N, on the other hand, has a 17562.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 3100% more physical cores and 6300% more threads.

The Xeon Gold 6538N is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 4-M P4-M 1,7 in performance tests.

Be aware that Pentium 4-M P4-M 1,7 is a notebook processor while Xeon Gold 6538N is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium 4-M P4-M 1,7 and Xeon Gold 6538N, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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