Product comparison · 2 cpus

Dell Intel Xeon Gold 6438N vs Lenovo Intel Xeon 6505P

45specifications compared
12differ
33identical
35known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo Intel Xeon 6505P has 0.2 GHz more processor base frequency than the Dell Intel Xeon Gold 6438N (2.2 GHz vs 2 GHz). The Dell Intel Xeon Gold 6438N has 20 more processor cores than the Lenovo Intel Xeon 6505P (32 vs 12). The Dell Intel Xeon Gold 6438N has 40 more processor threads than the Lenovo Intel Xeon 6505P (64 vs 24). Processor family: Intel® Xeon® Gold on the Dell Intel Xeon Gold 6438N, Intel® Xeon® on the Lenovo Intel Xeon 6505P. Processor model: 6438N on the Dell Intel Xeon Gold 6438N, 6505P on the Lenovo Intel Xeon 6505P.

Processor family
- Intel Xeon Gold 6438N:Intel® Xeon® Gold
- Intel Xeon 6505P:Intel® Xeon®
Processor model
- Intel Xeon Gold 6438N:6438N
- Intel Xeon 6505P:6505P
Processor base frequency
- Intel Xeon Gold 6438N:2 GHz
- Intel Xeon 6505P:2.2 GHz
Processor cores
- Intel Xeon Gold 6438N:32
- Intel Xeon 6505P:12
Processor socket
- Intel Xeon Gold 6438N:LGA 4677 (Socket E)
- Intel Xeon 6505P:LGA 4710
Processor threads
- Intel Xeon Gold 6438N:64
- Intel Xeon 6505P:24
Processor boost frequency
- Intel Xeon Gold 6438N:3.6 GHz
- Intel Xeon 6505P:3.9 GHz
Processor cache
- Intel Xeon Gold 6438N:60 MB
- Intel Xeon 6505P:48 MB

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Comparison of Intel Xeon Gold 6438N, Intel Xeon 6505P
80 specifications	A Dell Intel Xeon Gold 6438N View product	B Lenovo Intel Xeon 6505P View product
Processor9 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Xeon® Gold	Intel® Xeon®
Processor generationKnown for one	Intel Xeon Scalable 4th Gen	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor modelDiffers	6438N	6505P
Processor base frequencyDiffers	2 GHz	2.2 GHz
Processor coresDiffers	32	12
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 4677 (Socket E)	LGA 4710
Package typeKnown for one	Tray	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor threadsDiffers	64	24
System bus rateKnown for one	16 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor operating modes	64-bit	64-bit
Processor boost frequencyDiffers	3.6 GHz	3.9 GHz
High priority coresKnown for one	12	Unknown — not stated by the source
High priority core frequencyKnown for one	2.2 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Low priority coresKnown for one	20	Unknown — not stated by the source
Low priority core frequencyKnown for one	1.8 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor cacheDiffers	60 MB	48 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	205 W	150 W
SteppingKnown for one	S3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor codenameKnown for one	Sapphire Rapids	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor ARK IDKnown for one	232397	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cooler includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Processor cache typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	L3
Memory2 differ
Maximum internal memory supported by processorDiffers	6 TB	4 TB
Memory types supported by processorDiffers	DDR4-SDRAM	DDR5-SDRAM
Memory channels	Octa-channel	Octa-channel
ECC	Yes	Yes
Memory clock speeds supported by processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6400 MHz
Graphicsidentical
Discrete graphics card	No	No
On-board graphics card	No	No
On-board graphics card model	Not available	Not available
Discrete graphics card model	Not available	Not available
Features1 differ
Execute Disable Bit	Yes	Yes
Market segmentKnown for one	Server	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesDiffers	80	88
PCI Express slots version	5.0	5.0
Supported instruction setsKnown for one	AMX, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX 2.0, AVX-512	Unknown — not stated by the source
Embedded options availableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scalability	2S	2S
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Trusted Execution Technology	Yes	Yes
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)	Yes	Yes
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)	Yes	Yes
Intel® Speed Shift Technology	Yes	Yes
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Intel® Transactional Synchronization Extensions	Yes	Yes
Intel® Total Memory Encryption	Yes	Yes
Intel® Control-flow Enforcement Technology (CET)	Yes	Yes
Intel® Crypto Acceleration	Yes	Yes
Intel® Platform Firmware Resilience Support	Yes	Yes
Maximum Enclave Size Support for Intel® SGXKnown for one	128 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
AVX-512 Fused Multiply-Add (FMA) unitsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel 64	Yes	Yes
Intel Software Guard Extensions (Intel SGX)	Yes	Yes
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)	Yes	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)	Yes	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)	Yes	Yes
Intel® Boot Guard	Yes	Yes
Intel® Deep Learning Boost (Intel® DL Boost) on CPU	Yes	Yes
Intel® OS GuardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Optane™ DC Persistent Memory SupportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Resource Director Technology (Intel® RDT)	Yes	Yes
Intel® Run Sure Technology	Yes	Yes
Intel® Speed Select Technology - Base Frequency (Intel® SST-BF)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Speed Select technology - Performance Profile (Intel® SST-PP)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)	Yes	Yes
Intel® QuickAssist Software Acceleration	Yes	Yes
Intel® On Demand Feature ActivationKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® QuickAssist Technology (QAT)Known for one	2 default devices	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Dynamic Load Balancer (DLB)Known for one	2 default devices	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Data Streaming Accelerator (DSA)Known for one	1 default devices	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Advanced Matrix Extensions (AMX)	Yes	Yes
Intel® Trust Domain Extensions (Intel® TDX)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel QuickAssist TechnologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel® Secure KeyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel® Total Memory Encryption - Multi KeyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditionsidentical
DTS MaxKnown for one	96 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
TcaseKnown for one	85 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Processor package sizeKnown for one	77.5 x 56.5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
CompatibilityKnown for one	PowerEdge R660 PowerEdge R760	Unknown — not stated by the source

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