Intel Xeon Gold 6138 vs Intel Xeon E5-2687W

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6138 and Intel Xeon E5-2687W 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Xeon Gold 6138

Intel Xeon E5-2687W

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6138

12 more cores, run more applications at once: 20 vs 8
24 more threads: 40 vs 16
Around 28% higher maximum core temperature: 86°C vs 67°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
3x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 256 GB
Around 20% lower typical power consumption: 125 Watt vs 150 Watt
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2097 vs 1737
2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 42912 vs 17762

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	20 vs 8
Number of threads	40 vs 16
Maximum core temperature	86°C vs 67°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 256 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt vs 150 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2097 vs 1737
PassMark - CPU mark	42912 vs 17762

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2687W

Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.70 GHz

Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 3.70 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6138
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2687W

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2097

1737

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

42912

17762

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6138	Intel Xeon E5-2687W
PassMark - Single thread mark	2097	1737
PassMark - CPU mark	42912	17762
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		699
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		5632
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		12747
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		56.606
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		269.627
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		2.336
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		12.708
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		78.498

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6138	Intel Xeon E5-2687W
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date	Q3'17	March 2012
Place in performance rating	557	727
Processor Number	6138	E5-2687W
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$815
Price now		$2,636.50
Value for money (0-100)		1.61
Performance
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	3.10 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	86°C	67°C
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	20	8
Number of threads	40	16
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s QPI
Die size		435 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		20480 KB (shared)
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		2270 million
VID voltage range		0.60V - 1.35V
Memory
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory size	768 GB	256 GB
Supported memory frequency	2666 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		51.2 GB/s
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	52.5mm x 45.0 mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	150 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 Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX-512	Intel® AVX
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® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
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)