Opteron 6338P vs Xeon Platinum 8268
We compared two server CPUs: Opteron 6338P with 12 cores 2.3GHz and Xeon Platinum 8268 with 24 cores 2.9GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Opteron 6338P 's Advantages
Higher specification of memory (1600 vs 4)
Lower TDP (99W vs 205W)
Xeon Platinum 8268 's Advantages
Released 4 years and 11 months late
Higher base frequency (2.9GHz vs 2.3GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (35.75MB vs 8MB)
More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 32nm)
Score
AMD Opteron 6338P
Intel Xeon Platinum 8268
General Parameters
Jan 2014
Release Date
Dec 2018
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Server
Type
Server
Warsaw
Core Architecture
Cascade Lake-SP
AMD Socket G34
Socket
Intel Socket 3647
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Opteron (Abu Dhabi)
Generation
Xeon Platinum(Cascade Lake-SP)
Package
2.4 billions
Transistor Count
8 billions
32 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
99 W
Power Consumption
205 W
69 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
GlobalFoundries
Foundry
Intel
2x315 mm²
Die Size
CPU Performance
0
Performance Cores
0
2.3 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.9 GHz
2.8 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.9 GHz
0
Efficiency Cores
0
12
Total Core Count
24
12
Total Thread Count
48
200 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
11.5
Multiplier
29.0
576 KB
L1 Cache
64 KB per core
2 MB per module
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
8 MB per die
L3 Cache
35.75 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
4
SMP
8
Memory Parameters
DDR3-1600
Memory Types
DDR4
4
Max Memory Channels
0
Max Memory Bandwidth
0
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
false
Integrated Graphics
false
0
Graphics Performance
0
AI Accelerator
Miscellaneous
2
PCIe Version
0
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