Intel Xeon Gold 6338 vs Intel Core i3-8300T

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Xeon Gold 6338 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i3-8300T
Intel Xeon Gold 6338 Intel Core i3-8300T

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon Gold 6338 or Intel Core i3-8300T - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Xeon Gold 6338 has 32 cores with 64 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. Up to 6144 GB of memory is supported in 8 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6338 was released in Q2/2021.

The Intel Core i3-8300T has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-8300T was released in Q2/2018.
Intel Xeon Gold (163) Family Intel Core i3 (205)
Intel Xeon Gold 5300/6300 (21) CPU group Intel Core i 8000 (20)
3 Generation 8
Ice Lake Architecture Coffee Lake S
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor Intel Core i3-7300T
-- Successor Intel Core i3-9300T

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Gold 6338 has 32 CPU cores and can calculate 64 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Gold 6338 is 2.00 GHz (3.20 GHz) while the Intel Core i3-8300T has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-8300T is at 3.20 GHz.

Intel Xeon Gold 6338 Characteristic Intel Core i3-8300T
32 Cores 4
64 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz Frequency 3.20 GHz
3.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
2.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Xeon Gold 6338 Characteristic Intel Core i3-8300T
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Xeon Gold 6338 or Intel Core i3-8300T has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

no iGPU GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630
GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.10 GHz
-- GPU Generation 9.5
Technology 14 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 24
-- Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 64 GB
-- DirectX Version 12

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

no iGPU GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon Gold 6338 can use up to 6144 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 204.8 GB/s. The Intel Core i3-8300T supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 38.4 GB/s.

Intel Xeon Gold 6338 Characteristic Intel Core i3-8300T
DDR4-3200 Memory DDR4-2400
6144 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
8 (Octa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
204.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 38.4 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
48.00 MB L3 Cache 8.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 3.0
64 PCIe lanes 16
126.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon Gold 6338 is 205 W, while the Intel Core i3-8300T has a TDP of 35 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Xeon Gold 6338 Characteristic Intel Core i3-8300T
205 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 25 W
-- Tjunction max. 82 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Gold 6338 is manufactured in 10 nm and has 48.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i3-8300T is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 8.00 MB cache.

Intel Xeon Gold 6338 Characteristic Intel Core i3-8300T
10 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
LGA 4189 Socket LGA 1151-2
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2021 Release date Q2/2018
2612 $ Release price 125 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon Gold 6338 (100%)
Intel Core i3-8300T (78%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 0 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon Gold 6338 (0%)
Intel Core i3-8300T (0%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Xeon Gold 6338 Intel Xeon Gold 6338
32C 64T @ 3.20 GHz
1108 (100%)
Intel Core i3-8300T Intel Core i3-8300T
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
867 (78%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Xeon Gold 6338 Intel Xeon Gold 6338
32C 64T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-8300T Intel Core i3-8300T
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
3139 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Xeon Gold 6338 Intel Xeon Gold 6338
32C 64T @ 3.20 GHz
1526 (100%)
Intel Core i3-8300T Intel Core i3-8300T
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Xeon Gold 6338 Intel Xeon Gold 6338
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-8300T Intel Core i3-8300T
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.10 GHz
422 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Xeon Gold 6338 Intel Xeon Gold 6338
32C 64T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-8300T Intel Core i3-8300T
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
5880 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Xeon Gold 6338 Intel Xeon Gold 6338
32C 64T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-8300T Intel Core i3-8300T
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
137 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Xeon Gold 6338 Intel Xeon Gold 6338
32C 64T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-8300T Intel Core i3-8300T
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
547 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon Gold 6338 Intel Core i3-8300T
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