Xeon Gold 6338 vs Ryzen AI 9 HX 375
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Gold 6338 outperforms Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 by a moderate 10% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and Xeon Gold 6338 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 288 | 251 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | AMD Strix Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 3/5/7/9) | no data |
| Power efficiency | 34.07 | 9.83 |
| Architecture codename | Strix Point-HX (Zen 5) (2024) | no data |
| Release date | 25 July 2024 (less than a year ago) | 1 April 2021 (3 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 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 cores | 12 (Dodeca-Core) | 32 (Dotriaconta-Core) |
| Threads | 24 | 64 |
| Base clock speed | 2 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5.1 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| L2 cache | 12 MB | no data |
| L3 cache | 24 MB | 48 MB |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 10 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 81 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 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.
| Socket | FP8 | FCLGA4189 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 54 Watt | 205 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and Xeon Gold 6338. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | USB 4, XDNA 2 NPU (55 TOPS), SMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | - |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and Xeon Gold 6338 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 Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and Xeon Gold 6338 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 Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and Xeon Gold 6338. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR4-3200 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 6 TB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 8 |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon 890M ( - 2900 MHz) | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and Xeon Gold 6338.
| PCIe version | no data | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 64 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 19.44 | 21.29 |
| Recency | 25 July 2024 | 1 April 2021 |
| Physical cores | 12 | 32 |
| Threads | 24 | 64 |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 54 Watt | 205 Watt |
Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 has an age advantage of 3 years, a 150% more advanced lithography process, and 279.6% lower power consumption.
Xeon Gold 6338, on the other hand, has a 9.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 166.7% more physical cores and 166.7% more threads.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and Xeon Gold 6338.
Be aware that Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 is a notebook processor while Xeon Gold 6338 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 and Xeon Gold 6338, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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