Intel Xeon Gold 6138 vs Intel Xeon W-2135

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6138 and Intel Xeon W-2135 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 W-2135

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6138

14 more cores, run more applications at once: 20 vs 6
28 more threads: 40 vs 12
Around 34% higher maximum core temperature: 86°C vs 64
Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 512 GB
Around 12% lower typical power consumption: 125 Watt vs 140 Watt
3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 42912 vs 14440

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	20 vs 6
Number of threads	40 vs 12
Maximum core temperature	86°C vs 64
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 512 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt vs 140 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	42912 vs 14440

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2135

Around 22% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2607 vs 2097

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2607 vs 2097

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6138
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W-2135

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2097

2607

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

42912

14440

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6138	Intel Xeon W-2135
PassMark - Single thread mark	2097	2607
PassMark - CPU mark	42912	14440
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1072
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		6403

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6138	Intel Xeon W-2135
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Skylake
Launch date	Q3'17	Q3'17
Place in performance rating	558	1032
Processor Number	6138	W-2135
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® W Processor
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	3.70 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	86°C	64
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	4.50 GHz
Number of cores	20	6
Number of threads	40	12
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3	0
64 bit support
Bus Speed		0 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		0
Memory
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory size	768 GB	512 GB
Supported memory frequency	2666 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400/2666
Maximum memory bandwidth		85.3 GB/s
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	140 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	S4S	1S Only
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® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Secure Boot
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
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)