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AMD EPYC 8124P | Intel Xeon Gold 6138 | |
CPU comparisonIn this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD EPYC 8124P and the Intel Xeon Gold 6138 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.
We compare the AMD EPYC 8124P 16 core processor released in Q3/2023 with the Intel Xeon Gold 6138 which has 20 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2017. |
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AMD EPYC (129) | Family | Intel Xeon Gold (163) |
AMD EPYC 8004/9004 (15) | CPU group | Intel Xeon Gold 5100/6100 (34) |
4 | Generation | 1 |
Bergamo/Siena (Zen 4c) | Architecture | Skylake |
Desktop / Server | Segment | Desktop / Server |
-- | Predecessor | -- |
-- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe AMD EPYC 8124P is a 16 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.45 GHz (3.00 GHz). The processor can compute 32 threads at the same time. The Intel Xeon Gold 6138 clocks with 2.00 GHz (3.70 GHz), has 20 CPU cores and can calculate 40 threads in parallel. |
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AMD EPYC 8124P | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Gold 6138 |
16 | Cores | 20 |
32 | Threads | 40 |
normal | Core architecture | normal |
Yes | Hyperthreading | Yes |
No | Overclocking ? | No |
2.45 GHz | Frequency | 2.00 GHz |
3.00 GHz | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | 3.70 GHz |
2.95 GHz | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | 2.80 GHz |
Memory & PCIeUp to GB of memory in a maximum of 6 memory channels is supported by the AMD EPYC 8124P, while the Intel Xeon Gold 6138 supports a maximum of 768 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 128.1 GB/s enabled. |
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AMD EPYC 8124P | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Gold 6138 |
DDR5-4800 | Memory | DDR4-2666 |
Max. Memory | 768 GB | |
6 (Hexa Channel) | Memory channels | 6 (Hexa Channel) |
230.4 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 128.1 GB/s |
Yes | ECC | Yes |
-- | L2 Cache | -- |
64.00 MB | L3 Cache | 28.00 MB |
5.0 | PCIe version | 3.0 |
96 | PCIe lanes | 48 |
378.0 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | 47.3 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe AMD EPYC 8124P has a TDP of 125 W. The TDP of the Intel Xeon Gold 6138 is 125 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution. |
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AMD EPYC 8124P | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Gold 6138 |
125 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 125 W |
-- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
150 W | TDP up | -- |
120 W | TDP down | -- |
-- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe AMD EPYC 8124P has 64.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 5 nm. The cache of Intel Xeon Gold 6138 is at 28.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm. |
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AMD EPYC 8124P | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Gold 6138 |
5 nm | Technology | 14 nm |
Chiplet | Chip design | Monolithic |
x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512, BFLOAT16, VNNI | ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 |
SP6 | Socket | LGA 3647 |
AMD-V, SVM | Virtualization | VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d |
Yes | AES-NI | Yes |
Windows Server 2022, Linux, Windows 11 | Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux |
Q3/2023 | Release date | Q3/2017 |
639 $ | Release price | 2750 $ |
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AMD EPYC 8124P
16C 32T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6138
20C 40T @ 3.70 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 8124P
16C 32T @ 2.95 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6138
20C 40T @ 2.80 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 8124P
16C 32T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6138
20C 40T @ 3.70 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 8124P
16C 32T @ 2.95 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6138
20C 40T @ 2.80 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 8124P
16C 32T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6138
20C 40T @ 3.70 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 8124P
16C 32T @ 2.95 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6138
20C 40T @ 2.80 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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AMD EPYC 8124P | Intel Xeon Gold 6138 |
Unknown | Unknown |