Intel Xeon Gold 6138F Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Xeon Gold 6138F 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 6138F, you'll need a motherboard with a LGA 3647 socket.
Name: Intel Xeon Gold 6138F
Family: Intel Xeon Gold
Group: Intel Xeon Gold 5100/6100
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 1

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Gold 6138F has 20 CPU cores and can calculate 40 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Gold 6138F 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 6138F 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 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
Intel Xeon Gold 6138T
20C 40T @ 2.0 GHz
57650
57650
Intel Xeon Gold 6138
20C 40T @ 2.0 GHz
57650
57650

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

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

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

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

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

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
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