Intel Xeon Gold 6138 vs AMD Opteron 6278

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6138 and AMD Opteron 6278 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 6138

AMD Opteron 6278

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6138

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 20 vs 16
24 more threads: 40 vs 16
Around 12% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
Around 25% higher maximum core temperature: 86°C vs 69°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
2.1x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2091 vs 1007
3.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 42248 vs 13733

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	20 vs 16
Number of threads	40 vs 16
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
Maximum core temperature	86°C vs 69°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2091 vs 1007
PassMark - CPU mark	42248 vs 13733

Reasons to consider the AMD Opteron 6278

Around 9% lower typical power consumption: 115 Watt vs 125 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6138
CPU 2: AMD Opteron 6278

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2091

1007

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

42248

13733

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6138	AMD Opteron 6278
PassMark - Single thread mark	2091	1007
PassMark - CPU mark	42248	13733

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6138	AMD Opteron 6278
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Interlagos
Launch date	Q3'17	May 2012
Place in performance rating	726	1925
Processor Number	6138
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors	AMD Opteron 6200 Series Processor
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		AMD Opteron
OPN Tray		OS6278WKTGGGU
Performance
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	2.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	86°C	69°C
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	3.3 GHz
Number of cores	20	16
Number of threads	40	16
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3
64 bit support
Die size		316 mm
L1 cache		768 KB
L2 cache		16 MB
L3 cache		16 MB
Transistor count		2400 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	6
Maximum memory size	768 GB
Supported memory frequency	2666 MHz	2000 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	G34
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	115 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		4
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48
PCI Express revision	3.0
Scalability	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® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2
Speed Shift technology
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)