Xeon Platinum 8481C vs Intel Xeon Gold 6538N

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Intel Xeon Platinum 8481C

Intel Xeon Gold 6538N

We compared two server CPUs: Xeon Platinum 8481C with 56 cores 2GHz 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

Xeon Platinum 8481C 's Advantages

Larger L3 cache size (105MB vs 60MB)

Intel Xeon Gold 6538N 's Advantages

Released 11 months late

Higher specification of memory (5200 vs 4800)

Higher base frequency (2.1GHz vs 2GHz)

Lower TDP (270W vs 350W)

Score

Xeon Platinum 8481C

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Intel Xeon Gold 6538N

General Parameters

Jan 2023

Release Date

Dec 2023

Intel

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Sapphire Rapids

Core Architecture

Emerald Rapids

Intel Socket 4677

Socket

Intel Socket 4677

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon Platinum(Sapphire Rapids-SP)

Generation

Xeon Gold (Emerald Rapids-SP)

Package

10 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

350 W

Power Consumption

270 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

85 °C

Intel

Foundry

Intel

4x477 mm²

Die Size

2x763 mm²

CPU Performance

2 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.1 GHz

3.8 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.1 GHz

56

Total Core Count

32

112

Total Thread Count

64

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

20.0

Multiplier

21.0

80 KB per core

L1 Cache

80 KB per core

2 MB per core

L2 Cache

2 MB per core

105 MB

L3 Cache

60 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

2

SMP

2

AVX-512 FMA Ports

2

Memory Parameters

DDR5-4800

Memory Types

DDR5-5200

8

Max Memory Channels

8

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

5

PCIe Version

5

80

PCIe Lanes

80

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