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Intel

Intel Xeon Gold 6538Y+

Processor

CPU cores: 32
CPU threads: 64
Maximum boost clock: 4 GHz
Thermal design power: 225 W

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Processing & platform

CPU cores: 32
CPU threads: 64
Base clock: 2.2 GHz
Maximum boost clock: 4 GHz
L3 cache: 60 MB^*
Socket / package: FCLGA4677^*
Manufacturing process: Intel 7^*

Cache hierarchy

Smart Cache / shared
Level
Smart Cache
Scope
shared
Size
60 MB
Reported cache^*
Size
60 MB^*
Level
Reported cache (level unstated)^*

Memory & storage

Memory channels: 8^*

Supported memory

Up to DDR5 5200 MT/s 1DPC^*

Power specifications

Thermal design power: 225 W

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 11 fields

Maximum turbo frequency

4^* GHz

Scope and conditions

native_context

Clock scope: Maximum turbo declaration; not measured or sustained all-core frequency^*

Codename

Emerald Rapids^*

Processor model

Gold 6538Y+^*

Full processor designation

Intel(R) Xeon(R) Gold 6538Y+^*

Processor family

Intel Xeon Gold^*

Launch year

precision: year^*
text: 2023^*

Declared memory capacity

4^* TB

Scope and conditions

native_context

Capacity unit base: Not independently established^*

CPU cores

32^*

L3 cache

60^* MB

Scope and conditions

native_context

Capacity unit base: Not independently established^*

Thermal design power declaration

225^* W

CPU threads

64^*

Specifications 2 · 73 fields

Recommended Customer Price

$3141.00^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

Price scope: Historical source recommendation; not a current retail offer. The original currency notation is retained.^*

Intel® Resource Director Technology (Intel® RDT)

Yes^*

Intel® Speed Shift Technology

Yes^*

Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡

2.0^*

Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡

Yes^*

Intel® Transactional Synchronization Extensions

Yes^*

Intel® 64 ‡

Yes^*

Instruction Set Extensions

Intel® AMX | Intel® SSE4.2 | Intel® AVX | Intel® AVX2 | Intel® AVX-512^*

# of AVX-512 FMA Units

2^*

Intel® QuickAssist Technology (QAT)

1 default devices^*

Intel® Dynamic Load Balancer (DLB)

1 default devices^*

Intel® In-memory Analytics Accelerator (IAA)

1 default devices^*

Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)

Yes^*

Total Cores

32^*

Intel® Virtual RAID on CPU (Intel® VROC) Activation Options

VROC Boot | VROC Standard | VROC Premium^*

Intel® Crypto Acceleration

Yes^*

Intel® QuickAssist Software Acceleration

Yes^*

Intel® Platform Firmware Resilience Support

Yes^*

Intel® Control-Flow Enforcement Technology

Yes^*

Total Threads

64^*

Intel® Total Memory Encryption

Yes^*

Intel® AES New Instructions

Yes^*

Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)

Yes with Intel® SPS^*

Default Maximum Enclave Page Cache (EPC) Size for Intel® SGX

128^* GB

Intel® OS Guard

Yes^*

Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡

Yes^*

Execute Disable Bit ‡

Yes^*

Intel® Boot Guard

Yes^*

Intel® Run Sure Technology

Yes^*

Mode-based Execute Control (MBEC)

Yes^*

Max Turbo Frequency

4^* GHz

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) ‡

Yes^*

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

Yes^*

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

Yes^*

Processor Base Frequency

2.2^* GHz

Intel® Total Memory Encryption - Multi Key

Yes^*

Intel® Speed Select Technology

See the specifications^*

Cache

60^* MB

Intel® UPI Speed

20^* GT/s

Max # of UPI Links

3^*

TDP

225^* W

Marketing Status

Launched^*

Launch Date

Q4'23^*

Servicing Status

Baseline Servicing^*

Product Collection

5th Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors^*

Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)

4^* TB

Memory Types

Up to DDR5 5200 MT/s 1DPC^*

Max # of Memory Channels

8^*

ECC Memory Supported ‡

Yes^*

Vertical Segment

Server^*

Scalability

2S^*

PCI Express Revision

5.0^*

Max # of PCI Express Lanes

80^*

Processor Number

6538Y+^*

Sockets Supported

FCLGA4677^*

Package Carrier

E1B^*

DTS Max

90^* °C

TCASE

79^*

Lithography

Intel 7^*

Package Size

77.5mm x 56.5mm^*

Intel® On Demand Available Upgrades

See the specifications^*

Intel® On Demand Activation Model

Yes^*

Use Conditions

Server/Enterprise^*

Intel® Data Streaming Accelerator (DSA)

1 default devices^*

Intel® Advanced Matrix Extensions (AMX)

Yes^*

Intel® Speed Select Technology – Core Power

Yes^*

Intel® Speed Select Technology – Turbo Frequency

Yes^*

Intel® Deep Learning Boost (Intel® DL Boost) on CPU

Yes^*

Intel® Speed Select Technology - Base Frequency

Yes^*

High Priority Cores

12^*

High Priority Core Frequency

2.4^* GHz

Low Priority Cores

20^*

Low Priority Core Frequency

2^* GHz

* Provisional data