Intel Xeon Silver 4310 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6138T

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Silver 4310 and Intel Xeon Gold 6138T 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.

Intel Xeon Silver 4310

Intel Xeon Gold 6138T

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4310

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
8x more maximum memory size: 6 TB vs 768 GB
Around 4% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 125 Watt
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1985 vs 1915

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
Maximum memory size	6 TB vs 768 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt vs 125 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1985 vs 1915

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6138T

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 20 vs 12
16 more threads: 40 vs 24
Around 12% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Around 15% higher maximum core temperature: 94°C vs 82°C
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 36497 vs 34340

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	20 vs 12
Number of threads	40 vs 24
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Maximum core temperature	94°C vs 82°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	36497 vs 34340

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Silver 4310
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6138T

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1985

1915

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

34340

36497

Name	Intel Xeon Silver 4310	Intel Xeon Gold 6138T
PassMark - Single thread mark	1985	1915
PassMark - CPU mark	34340	36497

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Silver 4310	Intel Xeon Gold 6138T
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake	Skylake
Launch date	6 Apr 2021	Q3'17
Launch price (MSRP)	$501 - $511
Place in performance rating	820	824
Processor Number	4310	6138T
Series	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	2.00 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB
L2 cache	12 MB
L3 cache	18 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	82°C	94°C
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	12	20
Number of threads	24	40
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2	3
Memory
Max memory channels	8	6
Maximum memory size	6 TB	768 GB
Supported memory frequency	2667 MHz	2666 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2667	DDR4-2666
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4189	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt	125 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	64	48
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
Scalability	2S	S4S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2	2
Speed Shift technology
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)