Intel Xeon E5 2680 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6338N

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Intel Xeon E5 2680 Intel Xeon Gold 6338N

We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon E5 2680 with 8 cores 2.7GHz and Intel Xeon Gold 6338N with 32 cores 2.2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Xeon E5 2680 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (2.7GHz vs 2.2GHz)

Lower TDP (130W vs 185W)

Intel Xeon Gold 6338N 's Advantages

Released 9 years and 1 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-2667 vs DDR3)

Newer PCIe version (4 vs 3)

Larger L3 cache size (48MB vs 20MB)

More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 32nm)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Xeon E5 2680

947

Intel Xeon Gold 6338N +72%

1635

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Xeon E5 2680

5316

Intel Xeon Gold 6338N +161%

13894

Intel Xeon E5 2680

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Intel Xeon Gold 6338N

General Parameters

Mar 2012

Release Date

Apr 2021

Intel

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Sandy Bridge-EP

Core Architecture

Ice Lake-SP

Intel Socket 2011

Socket

Intel Socket 4189

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon E5 (Sandy Bridge-EP)

Generation

Xeon Gold (Ice Lake-SP)

Package

2.27 billions

Transistor Count

-

32 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

Intel Socket 2011

Socket

Intel Socket 4189

130 W

Power Consumption

185 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

83 °C

Intel

Foundry

Intel

435 mm²

Die Size

-

FC-LGA10

Package

FC-LGA4189

CPU Performance

2.7 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.2 GHz

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.5 GHz

8

Total Core Count

32

16

Total Thread Count

64

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

27.0

Multiplier

22.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

1 MB per core

20 MB shared

L3 Cache

48 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

2

SMP

2

Memory Parameters

DDR3

Memory Types

DDR4-2667

4

Max Memory Channels

8

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

3

PCIe Version

4

-

PCIe Lanes

64

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