Ultra 5 236V vs Xeon Gold 6338

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6338 and Core Ultra 5 236V processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking248not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
Power efficiency9.83no data
Architecture codenameno dataLunar Lake (2024)
Release date1 April 2021 (3 years ago)24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6338 and Core Ultra 5 236V 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 cores32 (Dotriaconta-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads648
Base clock speed2 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz4.7 GHz
Bus rateno data37 MHz
L1 cacheno data192 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data2.5 MB (per core)
L3 cache48 MB8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography10 nm3 nm
Maximum core temperature81 °C100 °C
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6338 and Core Ultra 5 236V 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 configurationno data1
SocketFCLGA4189Intel BGA 2833
Power consumption (TDP)205 Watt17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6338 and Core Ultra 5 236V. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI++
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX++
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6338 and Core Ultra 5 236V technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data
SGXYes with Intel® SPSno data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6338 and Core Ultra 5 236V are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6338 and Core Ultra 5 236V. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200DDR5
Maximum memory size6 TBno data
Max memory channels8no data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataArc 130V

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6338 and Core Ultra 5 236V.

PCIe version4.05.0
PCI Express lanes644

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 April 2021 24 September 2024
Physical cores 32 8
Threads 64 8
Chip lithography 10 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 205 Watt 17 Watt

Xeon Gold 6338 has 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads.

Ultra 5 236V, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 233.3% more advanced lithography process, and 1105.9% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Gold 6338 and Core Ultra 5 236V. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 6338 is a server/workstation processor while Core Ultra 5 236V is a notebook one.


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