Intel Xeon Gold 6138P vs Intel Xeon Gold 6136

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6138P and Intel Xeon Gold 6136 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 6138P

Intel Xeon Gold 6136

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6138P

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 20 vs 12
16 more threads: 40 vs 24

Number of cores	20 vs 12
Number of threads	40 vs 24

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6136

Around 30% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 195 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 195 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6138P
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6136

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6138P	Intel Xeon Gold 6136
PassMark - Single thread mark		2170
PassMark - CPU mark		34906
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4351
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		31493

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6138P	Intel Xeon Gold 6136
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Skylake
Launch date	Q2'18	Q3'17
Place in performance rating	not rated	75
Processor Number	6138P	6136
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	3.00 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	20	12
Number of threads	40	24
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3	3
Maximum core temperature		85°C
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
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	195 Watt	150 Watt
Thermal Solution	2U extended air
Package Size		76.0mm x 56.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	S2S	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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)