Intel Xeon Gold 6338 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X. Specifications, performance, tests

Comprehensive background on the processors being compared, detailing their series, generation, and targeted market segment.

• Segment
  Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
• Family
  Intel Xeon Gold AMD Ryzen
• Generation
  3 3
• CPU group
  Intel Xeon Gold 5300/6300 AMD Ryzen 3000
• Predecessor
  -- AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
• Successor
  -- AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

Essential parameters including the number of cores, threads, base and turbo frequencies, and cache size. These metrics provide insight into the processor’s speed—higher values generally indicate better performance.

• Frequency
  2.00 GHz 3.80 GHz
• CPU Cores
  32 6
• Turbo (1 Core)
  3.20 GHz 4.40 GHz
• CPU Threads
  64 12
• Hyperthreading
  Yes Yes
• Overclocking
  No Yes
• Core architecture
  normal normal

The integrated graphics (iGPU) do not influence the CPU performance significantly; they serve as a substitute for a dedicated graphics card in the absence of one or are utilized in mobile devices.

• GPU name
  no iGPU no iGPU
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo No turbo

This section details the built-in codecs used for encoding and decoding media content, which significantly enhance processing speed and efficiency.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  No No
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  No No
• h264
  No No
• VP9
  No No
• VP8
  No No
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  No No
• VC-1
  No No
• JPEG
  No No

Overview of the types and quantities of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 5 3600X and Intel Xeon Gold 6338. The supported memory frequencies may vary depending on the motherboard configuration.

• Memory type
  DDR4-3200 DDR4-3200
• Max. Memory
  6144 GB 128 GB
• ECC
  Yes Yes
• Memory channels
  8 2
• PCIe version
  4.0 4.0
• PCIe lanes
  64 20

• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Analyze the TDP (Thermal Design Power) requirements of Intel Xeon Gold 6338 and AMD Ryzen 5 3600X to make an informed decision on the appropriate cooling system. Remember that TDP refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

• TDP (PL1)
  205 W 95 W
• Tjunction max.
  -- 95 °C

Information on architecture, interfaces, and additional instructions supported by Intel Xeon Gold 6338 and AMD Ryzen 5 3600X, including virtual machine technologies and fabrication processes.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d AMD-V, SVM
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
• L3-Cache
  48.00 MB 32.00 MB
• Architecture
  Ice Lake Matisse (Zen 2)
• Technology
  10 nm 7 nm
• Socket
  LGA 4189 AM4
• Release date
  Q2/2021 Q3/2019