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Intel Xeon Gold 6538N vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8592V: Comparison

Intel Xeon Gold 6538N and Intel Xeon Platinum 8592V separate most on l3 cache: Intel Xeon Gold 6538N at 60, Intel Xeon Platinum 8592V at 320, 81% in favour of Intel Xeon Platinum 8592V. They match on 19 other specifications, including form factor, codename and release year. In SPECrate® 2017 Integer (base), 1-chip the Intel Xeon Platinum 8592V scores 503 against 289 for the Intel Xeon Gold 6538N, a lead of 43%.

Specs

Specification
Intel Xeon Gold 6538N
Intel Xeon Gold 6538N
Intel Xeon Platinum 8592V
Intel Xeon Platinum 8592V
Form FactorServer & EnthusiastServer & Enthusiast
Model NumberGold 6538NPlatinum 8592V
CodenameEmerald RapidsEmerald Rapids
Release Year20232023
TDP205 W330 W
iGPUNoneNone
Market SegmentServerServer
SocketLGA4677LGA4677
Socket StatusCurrentCurrent
Process Node1010
Performance Cores3264
Efficiency Cores00
SMT EnabledYesYes
P-Core Base Clock2.12.0
P-Core Boost Clock4.13.9
L3 Cache60-81%320
Base Power205330
Memory TypeDDR5DDR5
Max Memory Speed52004800
Memory Channels88
Max Memory Capacity40964096
ECC SupportYesYes
Integrated GraphicsNoNo
Copilot Plus CertifiedNoNo
PCIe GenerationPCIe 5.0PCIe 5.0
PCIe Lanes8080
Cores3264
Threads64128
ArchitectureEmerald RapidsEmerald Rapids

Benchmarks

Measured results, not specifications. Percentages are the gap to the leading product in each test.

SPECrate® 2017 Integer (base), 1-chip

Best published 1-chip result on spec.org, retrieved 23 Sept 2026.

SPECrate 2017 Integer runs ten integer workloads, including a compiler, file compression, a chess engine and route planning, with one copy per hardware thread. The score is throughput against a fixed reference machine, so it reflects multi-core server and workstation work rather than gaming. Each figure is the best result a hardware vendor published on spec.org for a one-chip system, so the server, memory and compiler behind each chip differ.

Intel Xeon Gold 6538N289-43%
Intel Xeon Platinum 8592V503Best

SPECrate® 2017 Floating Point (base), 1-chip

Best published 1-chip result on spec.org, retrieved 23 Sept 2026.

SPECrate 2017 Floating Point runs thirteen scientific and engineering workloads, including weather and climate models, fluid dynamics, molecular dynamics and ray tracing, with one copy per hardware thread. It rewards core count, vector units and memory bandwidth, which is why server chips with many memory channels lead it. Each figure is the best result a hardware vendor published on spec.org for a one-chip system, so the server, memory and compiler behind each chip differ.

Intel Xeon Gold 6538N366-32%
Intel Xeon Platinum 8592V542Best

SPEC®, SPECrate® and SPECspeed® are registered trademarks of the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation. Copied by permission of the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation (SPEC). Results retrieved from www.spec.org on 23 Sept 2026.

Verdict

Intel Xeon Gold 6538N

8.1 / 10 Expert Rating

The Intel Xeon Gold 6538N is a strong mid-to-high tier data center chip, well suited to enterprise virtualization and server duty.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8592V

8.6 / 10 Expert Rating

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8592V is a top-tier data center chip, built for the heaviest multi-socket server and AI infrastructure workloads.

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