Intel Xeon Gold 6138 vs Intel Xeon Gold 5118

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6138 and Intel Xeon Gold 5118 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 Gold 5118

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6138

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 20 vs 12
16 more threads: 40 vs 24
Around 16% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 86°C vs 81°C
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2097 vs 1718
Around 67% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 42912 vs 25681

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	20 vs 12
Number of threads	40 vs 24
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Maximum core temperature	86°C vs 81°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2097 vs 1718
PassMark - CPU mark	42912 vs 25681

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5118

Around 19% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 125 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6138
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 5118

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2097

1718

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

42912

25681

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6138	Intel Xeon Gold 5118
PassMark - Single thread mark	2097	1718
PassMark - CPU mark	42912	25681
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3430
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		22700

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6138	Intel Xeon Gold 5118
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Skylake
Launch date	Q3'17	Q3'17
Place in performance rating	560	265
Processor Number	6138	5118
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
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	81°C
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	3.20 GHz
Number of cores	20	12
Number of threads	40	24
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3	2
Memory
Max memory channels	6	6
Maximum memory size	768 GB	768 GB
Supported memory frequency	2666 MHz	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-2400
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	105 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	S4S	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® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, 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	1
Speed Shift technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)