Xeon E-2486 vs Gold 6330N

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6330N and Xeon E-2486 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	227	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	13.13	no data
Architecture codename	no data	Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date	1 April 2021 (3 years ago)	14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$506

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6330N and Xeon E-2486 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)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Performance-cores	no data	6
Threads	56	12
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	5.6 GHz
Bus rate	no data	16 GT/s
L1 cache	no data	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	no data	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	42 MB	18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	10 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	no data	163 mm2
Maximum core temperature	86 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6330N and Xeon E-2486 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	FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6330N and Xeon E-2486. 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
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6330N and Xeon E-2486 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6330N and Xeon E-2486 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-2486. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2667	DDR5-4800
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

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6330N and Xeon E-2486.

PCIe version	4.0	5
PCI Express lanes	64	16

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 April 2021	14 December 2023
Physical cores	28	6
Threads	56	12
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	95 Watt

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