Intel Xeon Gold 5217 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6138T

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5217 and Intel Xeon Gold 6138T processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Xeon Gold 5217

Intel Xeon Gold 6138T

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5217

Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 768 GB
Around 9% lower typical power consumption: 115 Watt vs 125 Watt
Around 29% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2089 vs 1620

Specifications (specs)
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 768 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt vs 125 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2089 vs 1620

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6138T

12 more cores, run more applications at once: 20 vs 8
24 more threads: 40 vs 16
Around 19% higher maximum core temperature: 94°C vs 79°C
Around 57% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 40064 vs 25455

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	20 vs 8
Number of threads	40 vs 16
Maximum core temperature	94°C vs 79°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	40064 vs 25455

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5217
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6138T

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2089

1620

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

25455

40064

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5217	Intel Xeon Gold 6138T
PassMark - Single thread mark	2089	1620
PassMark - CPU mark	25455	40064

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5217	Intel Xeon Gold 6138T
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Skylake
Launch date	2 Apr 2019	Q3'17
Launch price (MSRP)	$1522
Place in performance rating	805	819
Processor Number	5217	6138T
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	3.00 GHz	2.00 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB
L2 cache	8 MB
L3 cache	11 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	79°C	94°C
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	8	20
Number of threads	16	40
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2	3
Memory
Max memory channels	6	6
Maximum memory size	1 TB	768 GB
Supported memory frequency	2667 MHz	2666 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2667	DDR4-2666
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt	125 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	4S	S4S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	1	2
Speed Shift technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)