Intel Xeon Gold 6138 Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Xeon Gold 6138 features 20 processor cores and has the capability to manage 40 threads concurrently. It was released in Q3/2017 and belongs to the 1 generation of the Intel Xeon Gold series. To use the Intel Xeon Gold 6138, you'll need a motherboard with a LGA 3647 socket.
Name: Intel Xeon Gold 6138
Family: Intel Xeon Gold
Group: Intel Xeon Gold 5100/6100
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 1

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Gold 6138 has 20 CPU cores and can calculate 40 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Gold 6138 is 2.0 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 3.7 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.
CPU Cores: 20
Threads: 40
Cores: 20x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 2.0 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 3.7 GHz

Memory & PCIe

The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 768.0 GB distributed across 6 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 128.1 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
Memory type: DDR4-2666
Max. Memory: 768.0 GB
Memory channels: 6
Bandwidth: 128.1 GB/s
ECC: Yes
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 125 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 125 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Gold 6138 is manufactured using a 14 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 28.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 14 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: LGA 3647
L2-Cache: 0 bytes
L3-Cache: 28.0 MB
Architecture: Skylake
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
Release date: Q3/2017
Release price: 2750 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Xeon Gold 6138F
20C 40T @ 2.0 GHz
57650
57650
Intel Xeon Gold 6138T
20C 40T @ 2.0 GHz
57650
57650
Intel Xeon Gold 6138
20C 40T @ 2.0 GHz
57650
57650
Intel Xeon Gold 6138T
20C 40T @ 2.0 GHz
57650
57650
Intel Xeon Gold 6138F
20C 40T @ 2.0 GHz
57650
57650

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Core i9-10900F
10C 20T @ 2.8 GHz
20233
20233
Intel Core i9-10900
10C 20T @ 2.8 GHz
20233
20233
Intel Xeon Gold 6138
20C 40T @ 2.0 GHz
20226
20226
Intel Xeon W-1290
10C 20T @ 3.2 GHz
20159
20159
Intel Core i7-11700
8C 16T @ 2.5 GHz
20144
20144

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i9-12900HX
16C 24T @ 2.3 GHz
15474
15474
Intel Core i9-12900T
16C 24T @ 1.4 GHz
15450
15450
Intel Xeon Gold 6138
20C 40T @ 2.0 GHz
15439
15439
Intel Core i7-13700HX
16C 24T @ 2.1 GHz
15438
15438
Intel Xeon Gold 6150
18C 36T @ 2.7 GHz
15433
15433

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Xeon Gold 6138T
20C 40T @ 2.0 GHz
4122
4122
Intel Xeon Gold 6138F
20C 40T @ 2.0 GHz
4122
4122
Intel Xeon Gold 6138
20C 40T @ 2.0 GHz
4122
4122
Intel Xeon Platinum 8164
26C 52T @ 2.0 GHz
4122
4122
Intel Xeon Gold 6138F
20C 40T @ 2.0 GHz
4122
4122

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Intel Xeon Gold 6138F
20C 40T @ 2.0 GHz
3069
3069
Intel Xeon Gold 6138T
20C 40T @ 2.0 GHz
3069
3069
Intel Xeon Gold 6138
20C 40T @ 2.0 GHz
3069
3069
Intel Xeon Gold 6138T
20C 40T @ 2.0 GHz
3069
3069
Intel Xeon Gold 6138F
20C 40T @ 2.0 GHz
3069
3069

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

AMD EPYC 7702P
64C 128T @ 2.0 GHz
1263
1263
Intel Core i7-5775R
4C 8T @ 3.3 GHz
1261
1261
Intel Xeon Gold 6138
20C 40T @ 2.0 GHz
1261
1261
Intel Core i7-5775R
4C 8T @ 3.3 GHz
1261
1261
Intel Core i5-7500
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
1260
1260

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5-10210U
4C 8T @ 1.6 GHz
1067
1067
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3
4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz
1067
1067
Intel Xeon Gold 6138
20C 40T @ 2.0 GHz
1067
1067
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3
4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz
1067
1067
Intel Core i5-10210U
4C 8T @ 1.6 GHz
1067
1067

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Xeon Gold 6138F
20C 40T @ 2.0 GHz
33.7
33.7
Intel Xeon Gold 6138T
20C 40T @ 2.0 GHz
33.7
33.7
Intel Xeon Gold 6138
20C 40T @ 2.0 GHz
33.7
33.7
Intel Xeon Gold 6138T
20C 40T @ 2.0 GHz
33.7
33.7
Intel Xeon Gold 6138F
20C 40T @ 2.0 GHz
33.7
33.7