Xeon Gold 6538N vs Pentium E2220

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium E2220
2008
65 Watt
0.53
Xeon Gold 6538N
2023
32 cores / 64 threads, 205 Watt
28.26
+5232%

Xeon Gold 6538N outperforms Pentium E2220 by a whopping 5232% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium E2220 and Xeon Gold 6538N processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2866165
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data21.85
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency0.7713.05
Architecture codenameno dataEmerald Rapids (2023)
Release date1 January 2008 (16 years 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

Pentium E2220 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 coresno data32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threadsno data64
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speedno data4.1 GHz
L1 cacheno data80 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data2 MB (per core)
L3 cache1 MB L2 Cache60 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data2x 763 mm2
Maximum core temperature73 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data85 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
VID voltage range0.85V-1.5Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium E2220 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
SocketLGA775FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium E2220 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)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Pentium E2220 and Xeon Gold 6538N technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium E2220 and Xeon Gold 6538N are enumerated here.

VT-d-+
VT-x-+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium E2220 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 E2220 and Xeon Gold 6538N.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data80

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.

Pentium E2220 0.53
Xeon Gold 6538N 28.26
+5232%

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.

Pentium E2220 842
Xeon Gold 6538N 44895
+5232%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.53 28.26
Recency 1 January 2008 14 December 2023
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 205 Watt

Pentium E2220 has 215.4% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6538N, on the other hand, has a 5232.1% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 15 years.

The Xeon Gold 6538N is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium E2220 in performance tests.

Note that Pentium E2220 is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 6538N is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium E2220 and Xeon Gold 6538N, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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