Intel Xeon Gold 6138F vs AMD Athlon X4 835

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Intel Xeon Gold 6138F CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Athlon X4 835
Intel Xeon Gold 6138F AMD Athlon X4 835

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon Gold 6138F or AMD Athlon X4 835 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Xeon Gold 6138F has 20 cores with 40 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. Up to 768 GB of memory is supported in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6138F was released in Q3/2017.

The AMD Athlon X4 835 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon X4 835 was released in Q1/2016.
Intel Xeon Gold (163) Family AMD Athlon (29)
Intel Xeon Gold 5100/6100 (34) CPU group AMD Athlon X4 (Carizzo) (2)
1 Generation 2
Skylake Architecture Carizzo
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
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CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Gold 6138F has 20 CPU cores and can calculate 40 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Gold 6138F is 2.00 GHz (3.70 GHz) while the AMD Athlon X4 835 has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Athlon X4 835 is at 3.10 GHz (3.40 GHz).

Intel Xeon Gold 6138F Characteristic AMD Athlon X4 835
20 Cores 4
40 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz Frequency 3.10 GHz
3.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.40 GHz
2.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.40 GHz

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Xeon Gold 6138F Characteristic AMD Athlon X4 835
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Xeon Gold 6138F or AMD Athlon X4 835 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

no iGPU GPU no iGPU
GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation --
Technology
Max. displays
-- Compute units --
-- Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
-- DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

no iGPU GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon Gold 6138F can use up to 768 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 128.1 GB/s. The AMD Athlon X4 835 supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 34.2 GB/s.

Intel Xeon Gold 6138F Characteristic AMD Athlon X4 835
DDR4-2666 Memory DDR3-2133
768 GB Max. Memory
6 (Hexa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
128.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 34.2 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
28.00 MB L3 Cache 2.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
48 PCIe lanes 8
47.3 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 7.9 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon Gold 6138F is 125 W, while the AMD Athlon X4 835 has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Xeon Gold 6138F Characteristic AMD Athlon X4 835
125 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
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Technical details

The Intel Xeon Gold 6138F is manufactured in 14 nm and has 28.00 MB cache. The AMD Athlon X4 835 is manufactured in 28 nm and has a 2.00 MB cache.

Intel Xeon Gold 6138F Characteristic AMD Athlon X4 835
14 nm Technology 28 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 ISA extensions SSE3
LGA 3647 Socket FM2+
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2017 Release date Q1/2016
2750 $ Release price 52 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon Gold 6138F (100%)
AMD Athlon X4 835 (52%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon Gold 6138F (100%)
AMD Athlon X4 835 (9%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Xeon Gold 6138F Intel Xeon Gold 6138F
20C 40T @ 3.70 GHz
161 (100%)
AMD Athlon X4 835 AMD Athlon X4 835
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
83 (52%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Xeon Gold 6138F Intel Xeon Gold 6138F
20C 40T @ 2.80 GHz
3069 (100%)
AMD Athlon X4 835 AMD Athlon X4 835
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
283 (9%)

Devices using this processor

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