Intel Xeon Gold 6338N Processor

Brand: Intel | Category: CPUs

SKU: intel-xeon-gold-6338n-processor | Part #: CD8068904722302 | MPN: CD8068904722302

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Intel's Xeon Gold 6338N represents the third generation of the company's scalable processor family, built on the Ice Lake microarchitecture and manufactured on a 10-nanometre process node. This generation brought meaningful performance-per-watt improvements over Cascade Lake, primarily through increased instruction-level parallelism (IPC) gains of approximately 19 percent and a jump from 27.5 MB to 48 MB of L3 cache per socket. The jump to PCIe 4.0 support also addressed bandwidth constraints that had bottlenecked previous generations in high-throughput data centre environments. For organisations deploying the Xeon Gold 6338N across multiple sockets, these architectural changes translate to tangible improvements in database query speeds, real-time analytics workloads, and virtualised multi-tenant environments without proportional increases in power envelope.

The 32-core configuration of the CD8068904722302 sits at the practical midpoint of the Xeon Gold 6338 family line. With 2.0 GHz base frequency and 3.2 GHz turbo capability, this processor delivers consistent performance under sustained load without requiring aggressive thermal management. The 150W thermal design power is notably low for a 32-core part—a direct result of Intel's refinement of the Ice Lake core design and the improved process node density. Data centre infrastructure architects and storage system designers typically favour this core count and frequency combination because it balances thread throughput with cost-per-core economics; the part does not command the premium pricing of higher-core variants while remaining well-suited to mixed workloads that demand both single-threaded responsiveness and parallel scalability. DDR4-3200 memory support, with capacity scaling up to 4 TB per socket, positions the Xeon Gold 6338N as a capable platform for in-memory analytics, relational databases at scale, and containerised application platforms.

Network optimization features baked into the Ice Lake design have particular value for enterprises and cloud operators deploying this processor in environments where network throughput and latency matter. The integrated network acceleration capabilities reduce CPU overhead for packet processing and encryption workloads, allowing network engineering teams to achieve higher line-rate throughput without spinning up dedicated network appliances. This is especially relevant for organisations running Kubernetes clusters, software-defined networking stacks, or high-frequency trading platforms where microsecond-scale improvements in network latency have direct business impact. The FCLGA4189 socket, shared across the entire Gold 6338 family, ensures platform continuity—customers investing in this socket topology today have a clear upgrade path within the same platform without motherboard replacement.

Intel has engineered the Xeon Gold series to address the middle tier of the enterprise compute spectrum, and the 6338N variant fits squarely into mixed-workload deployment patterns. System administrators and infrastructure teams favour this processor for hyperscale deployments, private cloud stacks built on OpenStack or VMware vSphere, and traditional enterprise database workloads where predictability and mature ecosystem support matter more than headline performance numbers. The 48 MB L3 cache ensures that working sets remain resident on-die for many common application profiles, reducing memory access latency and improving overall system efficiency. For organisations processing terabytes of data through Python-based analytics pipelines, executing complex SQL queries against large tables, or running multi-instance database clusters on shared hardware, the balance of core count, memory bandwidth, and cache depth makes this processor a pragmatic choice.

Omnixon Global stocks the CD8068904722302 and companion parts across our Dubai facility and maintains live inventory for regional data centre deployments. As a distributor serving the GCC, Indian subcontinent, and Southeast Asia, we understand the logistical realities of enterprise hardware procurement—lead times matter, technical support must be local, and specifications must be verified before commitment. If your infrastructure team is evaluating Xeon Gold 6338N processors for a current build, refresh cycle, or capacity expansion, we invite you to submit a request for quotation through our website or contact our sales engineering team directly. We can provide part number verification, compatibility consultation, and bulk pricing aligned to your deployment timeline.

Performance Specifications & Socket Compatibility

• 32 cores with up to 64 threads per processor socket
• 2.0 GHz base frequency, 3.2 GHz turbo frequency, 150W thermal design power
• 48 MB L3 cache, Ice Lake architecture, 10-nanometre process node
• DDR4-3200 memory support, up to 4 TB capacity per socket
• FCLGA4189 socket, PCIe 4.0, integrated network acceleration features
• Part number CD8068904722302, Intel Xeon Gold family
• Suitable for dual-socket and multi-socket configurations in 2U and 4U platforms