Xeon Gold 6338N vs E7-4880 v2

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E7-4880 v2
2014
15 cores / 30 threads, 130 Watt
31.65
+15.1%
Xeon Gold 6338N
2021
32 cores / 64 threads, 185 Watt
27.50

Xeon E7-4880 v2 outperforms Xeon Gold 6338N by a moderate 15% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E7-4880 v2 and Xeon Gold 6338N processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking133179
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency22.2013.55
Architecture codenameno dataIce Lake-SP (2021)
Release date1 January 2014 (10 years ago)6 April 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E7-4880 v2 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 cores15 (Pentadeca-Core)32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads3064
Base clock speed2.5 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus rate8 GT/sno data
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cacheno data1 MB (per core)
L3 cache37.5 MB48 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm10 nm
Maximum core temperature73 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data83 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E7-4880 v2 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 configuration42
SocketFCLGA2011FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt185 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7-4880 v2 and Xeon Gold 6338N. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
PAE46 Bitno data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon E7-4880 v2 and Xeon Gold 6338N technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E7-4880 v2 and Xeon Gold 6338N are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E7-4880 v2 and Xeon Gold 6338N. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600DDR4-2667
Maximum memory size1.5 TB6 TB
Max memory channels48
Maximum memory bandwidth85 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E7-4880 v2 and Xeon Gold 6338N.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes3264

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.

Xeon E7-4880 v2 31.65
+15.1%
Xeon Gold 6338N 27.50

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.

Xeon E7-4880 v2 48435
+15.1%
Xeon Gold 6338N 42086

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 31.65 27.50
Recency 1 January 2014 6 April 2021
Physical cores 15 32
Threads 30 64
Chip lithography 22 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 185 Watt

Xeon E7-4880 v2 has a 15.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 42.3% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6338N, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 years, 113.3% more physical cores and 113.3% more threads, and a 120% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon E7-4880 v2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 6338N in performance tests.


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