Intel Xeon E3 1280 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6538N

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Intel Xeon E3-1280

Intel Xeon Gold 6538N

We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E3 1280 with 4 cores 3.5GHz and Intel Xeon Gold 6538N with 32 cores 2.1GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Xeon E3 1280 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 2.1GHz)

Lower TDP (95W vs 270W)

Intel Xeon Gold 6538N 's Advantages

Released 12 years and 8 months late

Higher specification of memory (5200 vs 3)

Newer PCIe version (5 vs 3)

Larger L3 cache size (60MB vs 8MB)

More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 32nm)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Xeon E3 1280

1348

Intel Xeon Gold 6538N

1353

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Xeon E3 1280

4533

Intel Xeon Gold 6538N +227%

14831

Intel Xeon E3 1280

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Intel Xeon Gold 6538N

General Parameters

Apr 2011

Release Date

Dec 2023

Intel

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Sandy Bridge

Core Architecture

Emerald Rapids

Intel Socket 1155

Socket

Intel Socket 4677

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon E3 (Sandy Bridge)

Generation

Xeon Gold (Emerald Rapids-SP)

Package

1.16 billions

Transistor Count

-

32 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

95 W

Power Consumption

270 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

85 °C

Intel

Foundry

Intel

216 mm²

Die Size

2x763 mm²

CPU Performance

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.1 GHz

3.9 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.1 GHz

4

Total Core Count

32

8

Total Thread Count

64

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

35.0

Multiplier

21.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

80 KB per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

2 MB per core

8 MB shared

L3 Cache

60 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

1

SMP

2

-

AVX-512 FMA Ports

2

Memory Parameters

DDR3

Memory Types

DDR5-5200

2

Max Memory Channels

8

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

3

PCIe Version

5

16

PCIe Lanes

80

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