Xeon Gold 6526Y vs Gold 6538N

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6538N and Xeon Gold 6526Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	164	154
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	21.90	56.15
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	13.05	14.06
Architecture codename	Emerald Rapids (2023)	Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$3,351	$1,517

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6526Y has 156% better value for money than Xeon Gold 6538N.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6538N and Xeon Gold 6526Y 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)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	64	32
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.1 GHz	3.9 GHz
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	60 MB (shared)	37.5 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	2x 763 mm2	2x 763 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	85 °C	82 °C
64 bit support	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6538N and Xeon Gold 6526Y 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	2
Socket	FCLGA4677	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	205 Watt	195 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6538N and Xeon Gold 6526Y. 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	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Deep Learning Boost	+	+

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6538N and Xeon Gold 6526Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
SGX	Yes with Intel® SPS	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6538N and Xeon Gold 6526Y are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6538N and Xeon Gold 6526Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5-5200	DDR5-5200
Maximum memory size	4 TB	4 TB
Max memory channels	8	8
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6538N and Xeon Gold 6526Y.

PCIe version	5.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	80	80

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	28.26	28.97
Physical cores	32	16
Threads	64	32
Power consumption (TDP)	205 Watt	195 Watt

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