Intel Xeon Gold 6338N vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF. 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 2
• CPU group
  Intel Xeon Gold 5300/6300 AMD Ryzen 2000

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
  2.20 GHz 3.20 GHz
• CPU Cores
  32 6
• Turbo (1 Core)
  3.50 GHz 3.60 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 1600 AF and Intel Xeon Gold 6338N. The supported memory frequencies may vary depending on the motherboard configuration.

• Memory type
  DDR4-2666 DDR4-2666
• Max. Memory
  6144 GB
• ECC
  Yes Yes
• Memory channels
  8 2
• PCIe version
  4.0 3.0
• PCIe lanes
  64 20

• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Analyze the TDP (Thermal Design Power) requirements of Intel Xeon Gold 6338N and AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF to make an informed decision on the appropriate cooling system. Remember that TDP refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

• TDP (PL1)
  185 W 65 W
• Tjunction max.
  -- 95 °C

Information on architecture, interfaces, and additional instructions supported by Intel Xeon Gold 6338N and AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF, 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 16.00 MB
• Architecture
  Ice Lake Pinnacle Ridge (Zen+)
• Technology
  10 nm 12 nm
• Socket
  LGA 4189 AM4
• Release date
  Q2/2021 Q4/2019