Intel Xeon Gold 5218N vs Intel Xeon Gold 6138T

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5218N 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 5218N

Intel Xeon Gold 6138T

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5218N

Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 768 GB
Around 14% lower typical power consumption: 110 Watt vs 125 Watt
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 41082 vs 36497

Specifications (specs)
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 768 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	110 Watt vs 125 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	41082 vs 36497

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6138T

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 20 vs 16
8 more threads: 40 vs 32
Around 16% higher maximum core temperature: 94°C vs 81°C
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1915 vs 1785

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	20 vs 16
Number of threads	40 vs 32
Maximum core temperature	94°C vs 81°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1915 vs 1785

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5218N
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6138T

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1785

1915

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

41082

36497

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5218N	Intel Xeon Gold 6138T
PassMark - Single thread mark	1785	1915
PassMark - CPU mark	41082	36497

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5218N	Intel Xeon Gold 6138T
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Skylake
Launch date	Q2'19	Q3'17
Launch price (MSRP)	$1420
Place in performance rating	819	825
Processor Number	5218N	6138T
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.30 GHz	2.00 GHz
L3 cache	22 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	81°C	94°C
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	16	20
Number of threads	32	40
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		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)	110 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)