Intel Xeon-Gold 6338N 2.2 GHz 32-core 185W processor

Introduction

Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported

Intel® Optane™ memory is a revolutionary new class of non-volatile memory that sits in between system memory and storage to accelerate system performance and responsiveness. When combined with the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Driver, it seamlessly manages multiple tiers of storage while presenting one virtual drive to the OS, ensuring that data frequently used resides on the fastest tier of storage. Intel® Optane™ memory requires specific hardware and software configuration.

Intel® Turbo Boost Technology

Intel® Turbo Boost Technology dynamically increases the processor's frequency as needed by taking advantage of thermal and power headroom to give you a burst of speed when you need it, and increased energy efficiency when you don’t.

Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology

Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology) delivers two processing threads per physical core. Highly threaded applications can get more work done in parallel, completing tasks sooner.

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) allows one hardware platform to function as multiple “virtual” platforms. It offers improved manageability by limiting downtime and maintaining productivity by isolating computing activities into separate partitions.

Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)

Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) continues from the existing support for IA-32 (VT-x) and Itanium® processor (VT-i) virtualization adding new support for I/O-device virtualization. Intel VT-d can help end users improve security and reliability of the systems and also improve performance of I/O devices in virtualized environments.

Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)

Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT), also known as Second Level Address Translation (SLAT), provides acceleration for memory intensive virtualized applications. Extended Page Tables in Intel® Virtualization Technology platforms reduces the memory and power overhead costs and increases battery life through hardware optimization of page table management.

Intel® 64

Intel® 64 architecture delivers 64-bit computing on server, workstation, desktop and mobile platforms when combined with supporting software.¹ Intel 64 architecture improves performance by allowing systems to address more than 4 GB of both virtual and physical memory.

Instruction Set

An instruction set refers to the basic set of commands and instructions that a microprocessor understands and can carry out. The value shown represents which Intel’s instruction set this processor is compatible with.

Instruction Set Extensions

Instruction Set Extensions are additional instructions which can increase performance when the same operations are performed on multiple data objects. These can include SSE (Streaming SIMD Extensions) and AVX (Advanced Vector Extensions).

# of AVX-512 FMA Units

Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 512 (AVX-512), new instruction set extensions, delivering ultra-wide (512-bit) vector operations capabilities, with up to 2 FMAs (Fused Multiply Add instructions), to accelerate performance for your most demanding computational tasks.

Intel® Speed Shift Technology

Intel® Speed Shift Technology uses hardware-controlled P-states to deliver dramatically quicker responsiveness with single-threaded, transient (short duration) workloads, such as web browsing, by allowing the processor to more quickly select its best operating frequency and voltage for optimal performance and power efficiency.

Intel® Deep Learning Boost (Intel® DL Boost)

A new set of embedded processor technologies designed to accelerate AI deep learning use cases. It extends Intel AVX-512 with a new Vector Neural Network Instruction (VNNI) that significantly increases deep learning inference performance over previous generations.

Intel® Resource Director Technology (Intel® RDT)

Intel® RDT brings new levels of visibility and control over how shared resources such as last-level cache (LLC) and memory bandwidth are used by applications, virtual machines (VMs) and containers.

Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)

Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD) provides a common, robust method of hot plug and LED management for NVMe-based solid state drives.

Processor

Processor manufacturer

Intel

Processor generation

3rd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable

Processor model

6338N

Processor base frequency

2.2 GHz

Processor family

Intel® Xeon®

Processor cores

32

Processor socket

FCLGA4189

Component for

Server/workstation

Processor lithography

10 nm

Processor threads

64

System bus rate

11.2 GT/s

Processor operating modes

64-bit

Processor boost frequency

3.5 GHz

High priority cores

18

High priority core frequency

2.4 GHz

Low priority cores

14

Low priority core frequency

1.9 GHz

Processor cache

48 MB

Thermal Design Power (TDP)

185 W

Box

N

Cooler included

N

Processor codename

Ice Lake

Processor ARK ID

212633

Memory

Maximum internal memory supported by processor

6.14 TB

Memory types supported by processor

DDR4-SDRAM

Memory clock speeds supported by processor

2667 MHz

Memory channels

Octa-channel

ECC

Y

Graphics

On-board graphics card

N

Discrete graphics card

N

On-board graphics card model

Not available

Discrete graphics card model

Not available

Features

Execute Disable Bit

Y

Market segment

Server

Maximum number of PCI Express lanes

64

PCI Express slots version

4.0

Supported instruction sets

SSE4.2, AVX, AVX 2.0, AVX-512

Scalability

2S

Embedded options available

N

Export Control Classification Number (ECCN)

5A992CN3

Commodity Classification Automated Tracking System (CCATS)

G178966

Processor special features

Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)

Y

Intel® Turbo Boost Technology

2.0

Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)

Y

Intel Trusted Execution Technology

Y

Intel® Speed Shift Technology

Y

Intel® Transactional Synchronization Extensions

Y

Intel® Total Memory Encryption

Y

Intel® Crypto Acceleration

Y

Intel® Platform Firmware Resilience Support

Y

Maximum Enclave Size Support for Intel® SGX

64 GB

Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)

Y

Intel Software Guard Extensions (Intel SGX)

Y

Intel 64

Y

Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)

Y

Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)

Y

Intel® Optane™ Memory Ready

Y

AVX-512 Fused Multiply-Add (FMA) units

2

Intel® Deep Learning Boost (Intel® DL Boost)

Y

Intel® Resource Director Technology (Intel® RDT)

Y

Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)

Y

Intel® Run Sure Technology

Y

Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)

Y

Intel® Optane™ DC Persistent Memory Supported

Y

Operational conditions

Tcase

83 °C

Technical details

Target market

Cloud Computing

Launch date

Q2'21

Status

Launched

Supported memory types

DDR4-SDRAM

Memory speed (max)

2667 MHz

Number of UPI links

3

Servicing status

Baseline Servicing

Logistics data

Harmonized System (HS) code

85423119

Weight & dimensions

Processor package size

77.5 x 56.5 mm

Other features

Maximum internal memory

6 TB