Xeon Gold 6338N vs Phi 7295

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Phi 7295 and Xeon Gold 6338N processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	187
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Phi	no data
Power efficiency	no data	13.56
Architecture codename	Knights Mill (2017)	Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date	1 December 2017 (7 years ago)	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Phi 7295 and Xeon Gold 6338N 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	72 (Doheptaconta-Core)	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads	288	64
Base clock speed	1.5 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.6 GHz	3.5 GHz
Multiplier	15	no data
L1 cache	32K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB (shared)	48 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	77 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	83 °C
Number of transistors	8,000 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
VID voltage range	0.550-1.2V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Phi 7295 and Xeon Gold 6338N 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	SVLCLGA3647	FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)	320 Watt	185 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Phi 7295 and Xeon Gold 6338N. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Xeon Phi 7295 and Xeon Gold 6338N technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+
SGX	-	Yes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Phi 7295 and Xeon Gold 6338N are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Phi 7295 and Xeon Gold 6338N. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4-2667
Maximum memory size	384 GB	6 TB
Max memory channels	6	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	115.212 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Max video memory	1 GB	no data
Graphics max frequency	0 MHz	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Phi 7295 and Xeon Gold 6338N.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	36	64

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 December 2017	6 April 2021
Physical cores	72	32
Threads	288	64
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	320 Watt	185 Watt

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