Xeon Gold 6538N vs Intel Xeon w5 3425

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Intel Xeon Gold 6538N

Intel Xeon w5-3425

We compared two server CPUs: Xeon Gold 6538N with 32 cores 2.1GHz and Intel Xeon w5 3425 with 12 cores 3.2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Xeon Gold 6538N 's Advantages

Released 10 months late

Higher specification of memory (5200 vs 4800)

Larger L3 cache size (60MB vs 30MB)

Lower TDP (205W vs 270W)

Intel Xeon w5 3425 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.2GHz vs 2.1GHz)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Xeon Gold 6538N +34%

2310

Intel Xeon w5 3425

1721

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Xeon Gold 6538N +75%

20810

Intel Xeon w5 3425

11861

Xeon Gold 6538N

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Intel Xeon w5 3425

General Parameters

Dec 2023

Release Date

Feb 2023

Intel

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Emerald Rapids

Core Architecture

Sapphire Rapids

Intel Socket 4677

Socket

Intel Socket 4677

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon Gold (Emerald Rapids-SP)

Generation

Xeon W (Sapphire Rapids)

Package

10 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

205 W

Power Consumption

270 W

85 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

72 °C

Intel

Foundry

Intel

2x763 mm²

Die Size

4x477 mm²

CPU Performance

2.1 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.2 GHz

4.1 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.6 GHz

32

Total Core Count

12

64

Total Thread Count

24

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

21.0

Multiplier

32.0

80 KB per core

L1 Cache

80 K per core

2 MB per core

L2 Cache

2 MB per core

60 MB shared

L3 Cache

30 MB

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

2

SMP

1

2

AVX-512 FMA Ports

2

Memory Parameters

DDR5-5200

Memory Types

DDR5-4800

-

Max Memory Size

4 TB

8

Max Memory Channels

8

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

5

PCIe Version

5

80

PCIe Lanes

112

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