Xeon Gold 6338T vs Phi 7285
Primary details
Comparing Xeon Phi 7285 and Xeon Gold 6338T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Architecture codename | Knights Mill (2017) | Ice Lake-SP (2021) |
| Release date | 1 December 2017 (6 years ago) | 6 April 2021 (3 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon Phi 7285 and Xeon Gold 6338T 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 | 68 (Octahexaconta-Core) | 24 (Tetracosa-Core) |
| Threads | 272 | 48 |
| Base clock speed | 1.3 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.4 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| L1 cache | 32 KB (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB (shared) | 36 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 10 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 72 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 87 °C |
| Number of transistors | 8,000 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Phi 7285 and Xeon Gold 6338T 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 | 1 | 2 |
| Socket | 3647 | 4189 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 165 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Phi 7285 and Xeon Gold 6338T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
Security technologies
Xeon Phi 7285 and Xeon Gold 6338T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Phi 7285 and Xeon Gold 6338T are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Phi 7285 and Xeon Gold 6338T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR4-3200 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 115.2 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Phi 7285 and Xeon Gold 6338T.
| PCIe version | no data | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 36 | 64 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 December 2017 | 6 April 2021 |
| Physical cores | 68 | 24 |
| Threads | 272 | 48 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 165 Watt |
Xeon Phi 7285 has 183.3% more physical cores and 466.7% more threads.
Xeon Gold 6338T, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 51.5% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Xeon Phi 7285 and Xeon Gold 6338T. We've got no test results to judge.
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