Intel Xeon Gold 6138 vs Intel Xeon E5-4650

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6138 and Intel Xeon E5-4650 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 E5-4650

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 12% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
2x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 384 GB
Around 4% lower typical power consumption: 125 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 46% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2091 vs 1430
3.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 42248 vs 13713

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	20 vs 8
Number of threads	40 vs 16
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 384 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2091 vs 1430
PassMark - CPU mark	42248 vs 13713

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6138
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-4650

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2091

1430

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

42248

13713

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6138	Intel Xeon E5-4650
PassMark - Single thread mark	2091	1430
PassMark - CPU mark	42248	13713
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2693
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		16028

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6138	Intel Xeon E5-4650
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date	Q3'17	May 2012
Place in performance rating	726	733
Processor Number	6138	E5-4650
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$799
Price now		$95.49
Value for money (0-100)		37.38
Performance
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	2.70 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	86°C
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	3.30 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		0.6V-1.35V
Memory
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory size	768 GB	384 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 45.0mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	130 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		4
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	S4S	4S 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)