Xeon Gold 6338 vs E5 1680 v4

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5 1680 v4
2016
8 cores / 16 threads, 140 Watt
8.95
Xeon Gold 6338
2021
32 cores / 64 threads, 205 Watt
21.29
+138%

Xeon Gold 6338 outperforms Xeon E5 1680 v4 by a whopping 138% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Xeon Gold 6338 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking865256
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.95no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon E5no data
Power efficiency6.059.83
Architecture codenameBroadwell-EP (2016)no data
Release date20 June 2016 (8 years ago)1 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,723no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-1680 v4 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads1664
Base clock speed3.4 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
Multiplier34no data
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache256K (per core)no data
L3 cache20 MB (shared)48 MB
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm
Die size246.24 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data81 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)70 °Cno data
Number of transistors3,400 millionno data
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-1680 v4 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
SocketFCLGA2011FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)140 Watt205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Xeon Gold 6338. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Xeon Gold 6338 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Xeon Gold 6338 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Xeon Gold 6338. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size1.5 TB6 TB
Max memory channels48
Maximum memory bandwidth76.8 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-1680 v4 and Xeon Gold 6338.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes4064

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.95 21.29
Recency 20 June 2016 1 April 2021
Physical cores 8 32
Threads 16 64
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 205 Watt

Xeon E5 1680 v4 has 46.4% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6338, on the other hand, has a 137.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon Gold 6338 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5 1680 v4 in performance tests.


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