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Intel Xeon Gold 6538N

Benchmarks for the Intel Xeon Gold 6538N can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Intel Xeon Gold 6538N

Description:

Class: Server

Socket: FCLGA4677

Clockspeed: 2.1 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.1 GHz

Cores: 32 Threads: 64

Typical TDP: 205 W

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 4.0 TB (Up to DDR5 5200 MT/s 1DPC, ECC Supported)

Other names: INTEL XEON GOLD 6538N

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2024

CPUmark/$Price: 13.40

Overall Rank:
288th fastest in multithreading out of 5776 CPUs
2313th fastest in single threading out of 5776 CPUs
219th fastest in out of 1227 Server CPUs

Last Price Change: $3,351.00 USD (2023-10-01)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
44895
Single Thread Rating
1725

Samples: 2*
*Margin for error: High

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Xeon Gold 6538N

Integer Math180,325 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math127,445 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers315 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting82,208 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption39,979 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression652,978 KBytes/Sec
Physics6,286 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions55,880 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,725 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Xeon Gold 6538N

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 5th of February 2026


Not Enough Data from Current Version of PerformanceTest to Create Distribution Graph.

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 5th of February 2026.

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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Server CPUs
As of 8th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Xeon Gold 6538N
 44,895
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
 39,928
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz
 39,780
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745
 34,827
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz
 34,788
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645
 27,565
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz
 17,239
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz
 14,249
Hygon C86-3G (OPN:3350)
 11,656
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz
 11,331
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz
 10,378
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 8th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz
 81.34
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz
 73.66
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645
 61.71
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745
 57.60
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
 39.93
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz
 26.35
Intel Xeon Gold 6538N
 13.40
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz
 7.28
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz
 NA
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz
 NA
Hygon C86-3G (OPN:3350)
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 8th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745
 4,117
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645
 3,954
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
 2,680
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz
 2,370
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz
 2,122
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz
 1,932
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz
 1,780
Intel Xeon Gold 6538N
 1,725
Hygon C86-3G (OPN:3350)
 1,715
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz
 1,329
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz
 1,328
Last 2 Baselines for Intel Xeon Gold 6538N
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL5058492 - Mar 11 2024
44887
BL5058461 - Mar 11 2024
44903
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Xeon Gold 6538N
As of 8th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Xeon Gold 6538N
 44,895
Intel Xeon Gold 6438N vs Intel Xeon Gold 6538N
 52,789 (+17.6%)
AMD EPYC 9184X vs Intel Xeon Gold 6538N
 48,058 (+7.0%)
AMD EPYC 8324P vs Intel Xeon Gold 6538N
 57,127 (+27.2%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8360Y @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Xeon Gold 6538N
 54,078 (+20.5%)
AMD EPYC 8324P vs Intel Xeon Gold 6538N
 57,127 (+27.2%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8360Y @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Xeon Gold 6538N
 54,078 (+20.5%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7975WX vs Intel Xeon Gold 6538N
 95,925 (+113.7%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7965WX vs Intel Xeon Gold 6538N
 82,126 (+82.9%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6554S vs Intel Xeon Gold 6538N
 50,777 (+13.1%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6314U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Xeon Gold 6538N
 48,916 (+9.0%)
Intel Xeon w7-3455 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6538N
 55,045 (+22.6%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6444Y vs Intel Xeon Gold 6538N
 47,176 (+5.1%)