Intel Xeon Gold 6138T vs Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6138T and Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6138T

  • 8 more cores, run more applications at once: 20 vs 12
  • 28 more threads: 40 vs 12
  • Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
  • Around 29% higher maximum core temperature: 94°C vs 73°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
  • Around 4% lower typical power consumption: 125 Watt vs 130 Watt
  • Around 1% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 36497 vs 36304
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 20 vs 12
Number of threads 40 vs 12
Maximum frequency 3.70 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Maximum core temperature 94°C vs 73°C
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 125 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 36497 vs 36304

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2

  • 2x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 768 GB
  • Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1935 vs 1915
Specifications (specs)
Maximum memory size 1.5 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1935 vs 1915

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6138T
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1915
1935
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
36497
36304
Name Intel Xeon Gold 6138T Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark 1915 1935
PassMark - CPU mark 36497 36304

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Gold 6138T Intel Xeon E7-8857 v2

Essentials

Architecture codename Skylake Ivy Bridge
Launch date Q3'17 Q1'14
Place in performance rating 825 820
Processor Number 6138T E7-8857V2
Series Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v2 Family
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

Base frequency 2.00 GHz 3.00 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 94°C 73°C
Maximum frequency 3.70 GHz 3.60 GHz
Number of cores 20 12
Number of threads 40 12
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 3
64 bit support
Bus Speed 8 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links 3

Memory

Max memory channels 6 4
Maximum memory size 768 GB 1.5 TB
Supported memory frequency 2666 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4-2666 DDR3 1066/1333/1600
Maximum memory bandwidth 85 GB/s

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 76.0mm x 56.5mm 52mm x 45mm
Sockets supported FCLGA3647 FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 125 Watt 130 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 8

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 48 32
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
Scalability S4S S8S
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® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, 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® Instruction Replay Technology
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)