Intel Xeon Gold 6138F vs Intel Xeon E7-8880L v2

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Intel Xeon Gold 6138F CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon E7-8880L v2
Intel Xeon Gold 6138F Intel Xeon E7-8880L v2

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon Gold 6138F or Intel Xeon E7-8880L v2 - 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 Intel Xeon E7-8880L v2 has 15 cores with 30 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1536 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E7-8880L v2 was released in Q1/2014.
Intel Xeon Gold (163) Family Intel Xeon E7 (20)
Intel Xeon Gold 5100/6100 (34) CPU group Intel Xeon E7 v2 (20)
1 Generation 4
Skylake Architecture Ivy Bridge EX
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

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 Intel Xeon E7-8880L v2 has 15 CPU cores and 30 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon E7-8880L v2 is at 2.20 GHz (2.80 GHz).

Intel Xeon Gold 6138F Characteristic Intel Xeon E7-8880L v2
20 Cores 15
40 Threads 30
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz Frequency 2.20 GHz
3.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 2.80 GHz
2.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.80 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Xeon Gold 6138F Characteristic Intel Xeon E7-8880L v2
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Xeon Gold 6138F or Intel Xeon E7-8880L v2 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 Intel Xeon E7-8880L v2 supports up to 1536 GB of memory in 4 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 51.2 GB/s.

Intel Xeon Gold 6138F Characteristic Intel Xeon E7-8880L v2
DDR4-2666 Memory DDR3-1600
768 GB Max. Memory 1536 GB
6 (Hexa Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
128.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 51.2 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
28.00 MB L3 Cache 38.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version --
48 PCIe lanes --
47.3 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon Gold 6138F is 125 W, while the Intel Xeon E7-8880L v2 has a TDP of 105 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Xeon Gold 6138F Characteristic Intel Xeon E7-8880L v2
125 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 105 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Gold 6138F is manufactured in 14 nm and has 28.00 MB cache. The Intel Xeon E7-8880L v2 is manufactured in 22 nm and has a 38.00 MB cache.

Intel Xeon Gold 6138F Characteristic Intel Xeon E7-8880L v2
14 nm Technology 22 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
LGA 3647 Socket LGA 2011
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2017 Release date Q1/2014
2750 $ Release price 4200 $
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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%)
Intel Xeon E7-8880L v2 Intel Xeon E7-8880L v2
15C 30T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)

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%)
Intel Xeon E7-8880L v2 Intel Xeon E7-8880L v2
15C 30T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon Gold 6138F Intel Xeon E7-8880L v2
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