Intel Xeon Gold 5218R vs Intel Xeon Gold 6138

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5218R and Intel Xeon Gold 6138 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 5218R

Intel Xeon Gold 6138

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5218R

Around 8% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 87°C vs 86°C
Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 768 GB
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2193 vs 2081

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Maximum core temperature	87°C vs 86°C
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2193 vs 2081

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6138

Around 5% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 42367 vs 40534

Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	42367 vs 40534

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5218R
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6138

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2193

2081

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

40534

42367

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5218R	Intel Xeon Gold 6138
PassMark - Single thread mark	2193	2081
PassMark - CPU mark	40534	42367

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5218R	Intel Xeon Gold 6138
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Skylake
Launch date	24 Feb 2020	Q3'17
Launch price (MSRP)	$1273 - $1280
Place in performance rating	654	678
Processor Number	5218R	6138
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	2.00 GHz
L1 cache	1.25 MB
L2 cache	20 MB
L3 cache	27.5 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	87°C	86°C
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	20	20
Number of threads	40	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)	125 Watt	125 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	2S	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® 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)