Intel Xeon Gold 6138 vs Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6138 and Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon Gold 6138

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6138

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 20 vs 14
12 more threads: 40 vs 28
Around 12% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2091 vs 1955
Around 50% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 42248 vs 28233

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	20 vs 14
Number of threads	40 vs 28
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2091 vs 1955
PassMark - CPU mark	42248 vs 28233

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

2x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 768 GB
Around 4% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 125 Watt

Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 768 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6138
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2091

1955

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

42248

28233

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6138	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	2091	1955
PassMark - CPU mark	42248	28233
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3508
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		30097

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6138	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Broadwell
Launch date	Q3'17	10 March 2016
Place in performance rating	726	129
Processor Number	6138	E5-2680V4
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$1,745
Price now		$1,762.90
Value for money (0-100)		3.32
Performance
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	2.40 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	86°C	86°C
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	20	14
Number of threads	40	28
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Die size		306 mm
Front-side bus (FSB)		9.6 GT / s / QPI
L1 cache		448 KB
L2 cache		3.5 MB
L3 cache		35 MB
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		4700 Million
VID voltage range		0
Memory
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory size	768 GB	1.5 TB
Supported memory frequency	2666 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		76.8 GB/s
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	120 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	S4S	2S
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX-512	Intel® AVX2
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
Idle States
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics
Processor graphics		None