Xeon Gold 6538N vs Platinum 8351N

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8351N and Xeon Gold 6538N processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	152
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename	Ice Lake-SP (2021)	Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8351N and Xeon Gold 6538N 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	36	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads	72	64
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.5 GHz	4.1 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	54 MB (shared)	60 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	10 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	no data	2x 763 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	76 °C	85 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8351N and Xeon Gold 6538N 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	FCLGA4189	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	225 Watt	205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8351N and Xeon Gold 6538N. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	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	+	+
Status	Launched	Launched
Deep Learning Boost	+	+

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8351N and Xeon Gold 6538N technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
SGX	Yes with Intel® SPS	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8351N and Xeon Gold 6538N are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8351N and Xeon Gold 6538N. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR5-5200
Maximum memory size	6 TB	4 TB
Max memory channels	8	8
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8351N and Xeon Gold 6538N.

PCIe version	4.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	64	80

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	6 April 2021	14 December 2023
Physical cores	36	32
Threads	72	64
Power consumption (TDP)	225 Watt	205 Watt

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