Intel Xeon Gold 6138 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6154

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6138 and Intel Xeon Gold 6154 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.

 

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 5% higher maximum core temperature: 86°C vs 82°C
  • Around 60% lower typical power consumption: 125 Watt vs 200 Watt
Number of cores 20 vs 18
Number of threads 40 vs 36
Maximum core temperature 86°C vs 82°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 125 Watt vs 200 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6154

  • Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2189 vs 2085
  • Around 17% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 50054 vs 42936
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2189 vs 2085
PassMark - CPU mark 50054 vs 42936

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6138
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6154

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2085
2189
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
42936
50054
Name Intel Xeon Gold 6138 Intel Xeon Gold 6154
PassMark - Single thread mark 2085 2189
PassMark - CPU mark 42936 50054
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 4419
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 36691

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Gold 6138 Intel Xeon Gold 6154

Essentials

Architecture codename Skylake Skylake
Launch date Q3'17 July 2017
Place in performance rating 564 24
Processor Number 6138 6154
Series Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Server Server
Price now $3,809
Value for money (0-100) 2.14

Performance

Base frequency 2.00 GHz 3.00 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 86°C 82°C
Maximum frequency 3.70 GHz 3.70 GHz
Number of cores 20 18
Number of threads 40 36
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 3 3
64 bit support
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 1024 KB (per core)
L3 cache 25344 KB (shared)
Transistor count 8000 million

Memory

Max memory channels 6 6
Maximum memory size 768 GB 768 GB
Supported memory frequency 2666 MHz 2666 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4-2666 DDR4-2666

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 200 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 4

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 2
Speed Shift technology
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)