Xeon Gold 6554S vs Gold 6238L

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6238L and Xeon Gold 6554S processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Goldno data
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date2 April 2019 (5 years ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$10,510$3,157

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6238L and Xeon Gold 6554S 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 cores22 (Docosa-Core)36
Threads4472
Base clock speed2.1 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier21no data
L1 cache1.375 MB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache22 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache30.25 MB180 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data2x 763 mm2
Maximum core temperature92 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data74 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6238L and Xeon Gold 6554S 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 configuration4 (Multiprocessor)2
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)140 Watt270 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6238L and Xeon Gold 6554S. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Deep Learning Boost++

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6238L and Xeon Gold 6554S 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 Xeon Gold 6238L and Xeon Gold 6554S are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6238L and Xeon Gold 6554S. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR5 @ 5200 MT/s (1 DPC)
Maximum memory size4.5 TB4 TB
Max memory channels68
Maximum memory bandwidth140.8 GB/sno data
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 Xeon Gold 6238L and Xeon Gold 6554S.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes4880

Pros & cons summary


Recency 2 April 2019 14 December 2023
Physical cores 22 36
Threads 44 72
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 270 Watt

Xeon Gold 6238L has 92.9% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6554S, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, and 63.6% more physical cores and 63.6% more threads.

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