Xeon E-2388G vs Gold 6330N

Place in the ranking	227	479
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	13.13	14.77
Architecture codename	no data	Rocket Lake-E (2021)
Release date	1 April 2021 (3 years ago)	8 September 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6330N and Xeon E-2388G 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	28 (Octacosa-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	56	16
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	5.1 GHz
Bus rate	no data	8 GT/s
L1 cache	no data	64K (per core)
L2 cache	no data	512K (per core)
L3 cache	42 MB	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	86 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6330N and Xeon E-2388G 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 configuration	no data	1
Socket	FCLGA4189	FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6330N and Xeon E-2388G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6330N and Xeon E-2388G technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
MPX	-	+
SGX	Yes with Intel® SPS	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6330N and Xeon E-2388G are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6330N and Xeon E-2388G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2667	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	6 TB	128 GB
Max memory channels	8	2
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel UHD Graphics P750
Max video memory	no data	64 GB
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.3 GHz
Execution Units	no data	32
InTru 3D	no data	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Gold 6330N and Xeon E-2388G integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon Gold 6330N and Xeon E-2388G integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096 x 2160 @60 Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	5120 x 3200 @ 60 Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	5120 x 3200 @ 60 Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon Gold 6330N and Xeon E-2388G integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12.1
OpenGL	no data	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6330N and Xeon E-2388G.

PCIe version	4.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	64	44

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 Gold 6330N 22.89
+54.3%

Xeon E-2388G 14.83

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 Gold 6330N 36360
+54.4%

Xeon E-2388G 23553

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	22.89	14.83
Recency	1 April 2021	8 September 2021
Physical cores	28	8
Threads	56	16
Chip lithography	10 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	95 Watt

Xeon Gold 6330N has a 54.3% higher aggregate performance score, 250% more physical cores and 250% more threads, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon E-2388G, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 months, and 73.7% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Gold 6330N is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E-2388G in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Gold 6330N and Xeon E-2388G, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.