Intel Xeon Gold 6138 vs Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6138 and Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4 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.

Intel Xeon Gold 6138

Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6138

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 20 vs 18
4 more threads: 40 vs 36
Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Around 9% higher maximum core temperature: 86°C vs 79°C
Around 16% lower typical power consumption: 125 Watt vs 145 Watt
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 42912 vs 38140

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	20 vs 18
Number of threads	40 vs 36
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Maximum core temperature	86°C vs 79°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt vs 145 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	42912 vs 38140

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4

2x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 768 GB

Specifications (specs)
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2105 vs 2097

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6138
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2097

2105

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

42912

38140

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6138	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	2097	2105
PassMark - CPU mark	42912	38140
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		736
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		8900

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6138	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Broadwell
Launch date	Q3'17	Q1'16
Place in performance rating	557	963
Processor Number	6138	E5-2697V4
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	2.30 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	86°C	79°C
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	20	18
Number of threads	40	36
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
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
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	145 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)