N200 vs Xeon Gold 6538N
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Gold 6538N outperforms N200 by a whopping 793% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon Gold 6538N and N200 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 170 | 1634 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 21.80 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Power efficiency | 13.04 | 49.90 |
| Architecture codename | Emerald Rapids (2023) | no data |
| Release date | 14 December 2023 (1 year ago) | 1 January 2023 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $3,351 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon Gold 6538N and N200 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) | no data |
| Threads | 64 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.1 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 4.1 GHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 80 KB (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 2 MB (per core) | no data |
| L3 cache | 60 MB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | Intel 7 nm | no data |
| Die size | 2x 763 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 85 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Gold 6538N and N200 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 | 2 | no data |
| Socket | FCLGA4677 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 205 Watt | 6 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6538N and N200. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Speed Shift | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
| Deep Learning Boost | + | - |
Security technologies
Xeon Gold 6538N and N200 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| SGX | Yes with Intel® SPS | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6538N and N200 are enumerated here.
| 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 6538N and N200. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5-5200 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 4 TB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 8 | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6538N and N200.
| PCIe version | 5.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 80 | no data |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 28.03 | 3.14 |
| Recency | 14 December 2023 | 1 January 2023 |
| Threads | 64 | 4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 205 Watt | 6 Watt |
Xeon Gold 6538N has a 792.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 months, and 1500% more threads.
N200, on the other hand, has 3316.7% lower power consumption.
The Xeon Gold 6538N is our recommended choice as it beats the N200 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon Gold 6538N is a server/workstation processor while N200 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Gold 6538N and N200, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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