Ryzen 3 8300G vs Xeon Gold 6338
Primary details
Comparing Xeon Gold 6338 and Ryzen 3 8300G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 252 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | 9.83 | no data |
| Architecture codename | no data | Phoenix2 (2024) |
| Release date | 1 April 2021 (3 years ago) | 8 January 2024 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $176 |
Detailed specifications
Xeon Gold 6338 and Ryzen 3 8300G 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 | 32 (Dotriaconta-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 64 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 2 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | no data | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 48 MB | 8 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | no data | 137 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 81 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 20,900 million |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Gold 6338 and Ryzen 3 8300G 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 | AM5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 205 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6338 and Ryzen 3 8300G. 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 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Speed Shift | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | + | - |
Security technologies
Xeon Gold 6338 and Ryzen 3 8300G technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| SGX | Yes with Intel® SPS | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6338 and Ryzen 3 8300G are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6338 and Ryzen 3 8300G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-3200 | DDR5 |
| Maximum memory size | 6 TB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 8 | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon 740M |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6338 and Ryzen 3 8300G.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 64 | 14 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 April 2021 | 8 January 2024 |
| Physical cores | 32 | 4 |
| Threads | 64 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 205 Watt | 65 Watt |
Xeon Gold 6338 has 700% more physical cores and 700% more threads.
Ryzen 3 8300G, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 150% more advanced lithography process, and 215.4% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Xeon Gold 6338 and Ryzen 3 8300G. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Xeon Gold 6338 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 3 8300G is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Gold 6338 and Ryzen 3 8300G, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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