Xeon Gold 6336Y vs Gold 6338

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 6338
2021
32 cores / 64 threads, 205 Watt
21.29
Xeon Gold 6336Y
2021
24 cores / 48 threads, 185 Watt
28.65
+34.6%

Xeon Gold 6336Y outperforms Xeon Gold 6338 by a substantial 35% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6338 and Xeon Gold 6336Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking256161
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency9.8314.66
Architecture codenameno dataIce Lake-SP (2021)
Release date1 April 2021 (3 years ago)6 April 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6338 and Xeon Gold 6336Y 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)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads6448
Base clock speed2 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz3.6 GHz
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cacheno data1 MB (per core)
L3 cache48 MB36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography10 nm10 nm
Maximum core temperature81 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data80 °C
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6338 and Xeon Gold 6336Y 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 data2
SocketFCLGA4189FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)205 Watt185 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6338 and Xeon Gold 6336Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6338 and Xeon Gold 6336Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
SGXYes with Intel® SPSYes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6338 and Xeon Gold 6336Y are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6338 and Xeon Gold 6336Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size6 TB6 TB
Max memory channels88
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6338 and Xeon Gold 6336Y.

PCIe version4.04.0
PCI Express lanes6464

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 6338 21.29
Xeon Gold 6336Y 28.65
+34.6%

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 6338 33814
Xeon Gold 6336Y 45517
+34.6%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 21.29 28.65
Physical cores 32 24
Threads 64 48
Power consumption (TDP) 205 Watt 185 Watt

Xeon Gold 6338 has 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.

Xeon Gold 6336Y, on the other hand, has a 34.6% higher aggregate performance score, and 10.8% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Gold 6336Y is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 6338 in performance tests.


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