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Intel Xeon Gold 6538N

Technical specifications and documented benchmark results for this processor.

Last updated: 2026-10-20
7.7/ 10
Technical rating

Very good

Intel Xeon Gold 6538N is a Server processor with 32 cores and 64 threads. It runs at 2.1 GHz and boosts up to 4.1 GHz. It records a PassMark CPU Mark of 44895 and a single-thread rating of 1725. Its stated TDP is 205 W.

CPU Mark44,895
2 samples
Single Thread1,725
Overall rank#327
of 6,054
Reference price$3,351.00

Technical assessment

A summary based on specifications and results.

Very good
7.7Very good

Intel Xeon Gold 6538N is a Server processor with 32 cores and 64 threads. It runs at 2.1 GHz and boosts up to 4.1 GHz. It records a PassMark CPU Mark of 44895 and a single-thread rating of 1725. Its stated TDP is 205 W.

Multi-axis comparison

How does this processor compare?

A direct comparison with nearby processors from the same brand and a similar core count.

5 CPU

Overall and multi-core performance

A higher CPU Mark indicates stronger overall performance.

01Intel Xeon 6530PIntel120,018 points
02Intel Xeon 6730PIntel74,113 points
03INTEL XEON PLATINUM 8558UIntel50,823 points
04Intel Xeon Gold 6538NThis CPU44,895 points
05Intel Xeon Gold 6450CIntel38,571 points

Single-thread performance

Measures speed in tasks that depend on one CPU thread.

01Intel Xeon 6530PIntel3,330 points
02Intel Xeon 6730PIntel2,995 points
03INTEL XEON PLATINUM 8558UIntel2,847 points
04Intel Xeon Gold 6450CIntel1,729 points
05Intel Xeon Gold 6538NThis CPU1,725 points

Performance per watt

Estimated as CPU Mark divided by TDP.

01Intel Xeon 6530PIntel533.4 Mark/W
02Intel Xeon Gold 6450CIntel316.2 Mark/W
03Intel Xeon 6730PIntel296.5 Mark/W
04Intel Xeon Gold 6538NThis CPU219.0 Mark/W

Bars are relative to the processors shown here, not a global ranking of every CPU.

Detailed benchmark results

Snapshot from 2026-10-20

Data CompressionKBytes/Sec
652,978.00
Data EncryptionMBytes/Sec
39,979.00
Extended InstructionsMillion Matrices/Sec
55,880.00
Find Prime NumbersMillion Primes/Sec
315.00
Floating Point MathMOps/Sec
127,445.00
Integer MathMOps/Sec
180,325.00
PhysicsFrames/Sec
6,286.00
Random String SortingThousand Strings/Sec
82,208.00

Core specifications

BrandIntel
CategoryServer
Release year2024
SocketLGA4677
Cores / threads32 / 64
Base clock2.10 GHz
Max turbo4.10 GHz
TDP205 W
Integrated graphics—

Memory support

DDR5
Memory typeDDR5
Official speedDDR5-5200
Maximum capacity4096 GB

Cache hierarchy

No structured cache data.