Intel Xeon Gold 6138 Benchmark, Test and specs

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The Intel Xeon Gold 6138 is a 20 core processor. It can handle 40 threads simultaneously and was introduced in Q3/2017. The Intel Xeon Gold 6138 is based on the 1. generation of the Intel Xeon Gold series and requires a mainboard with the socket LGA 3647. The Intel Xeon Gold 6138 scores 1,067 points with one CPU core in the Geekbench 5 benchmark. When using all CPU cores, the result is 15,439 points.
Intel Xeon Gold 6138

At a glance

Name: Intel Xeon Gold 6138
Family: Intel Xeon Gold (163)
CPU group: Intel Xeon Gold 5100/6100 (34)
Architecture: Skylake
Technology: 14 nm
Segment: Desktop
Generation: 1
Predecessor: --
Successor: --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The 20 CPU cores of the Intel Xeon Gold 6138 clock with 2.00 GHz (3.70 GHz). The number of CPU cores and the clock frequency of the processor are largely responsible for the overall performance.

CPU Cores / Threads: 20 / 40
Core architecture: normal
Cores: 20x
Hyperthreading / SMT: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 2.00 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): 3.70 GHz
Turbo Frequency (20 Cores): 2.80 GHz

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon Gold 6138 supports up to 768 GB memory in up to 6 (Hexa Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum memory bandwidth of 128.1 GB/s.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
DDR4-2666
128.1 GB/s
Max. Memory: 768 GB
Memory channels: 6 (Hexa Channel)
ECC: Yes
PCIe: 3.0 x 48
PCIe Bandwidth: 47.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

With the TDP, the processor manufacturer specifies the cooling solution required for the processor. The Intel Xeon Gold 6138 has a TDP of 125 W.

TDP (PL1 / PBP): 125 W
TDP (PL2): --
TDP up: --
TDP down: --
Tjunction max.: --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Gold 6138 has a 28.00 MB large cache. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm. Modern production increases the efficiency of the processor.

Technology: 14 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: LGA 3647
L2-Cache: --
L3-Cache: 28.00 MB
AES-NI: Yes
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
Release date: Q3/2017
Release price: 2750 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet

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Benchmark results

Verified Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Intel Xeon Gold 6138 have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.


Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a partial load benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. In the single-core test, only the fastest CPU core is measured. The test run simulates the performance in practice.
Intel Core i3-8100 Intel Core i3-8100
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
1265
Intel Core i3-8100B Intel Core i3-8100B
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
1265
Intel Core i5-9600T Intel Core i5-9600T
6C 6T @ 3.90 GHz
1265
Intel Xeon Gold 6138 Intel Xeon Gold 6138
20C 40T @ 3.70 GHz
1261
Intel Core i7-5775R Intel Core i7-5775R
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
1261
Intel Core i5-7500 Intel Core i5-7500
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
1260
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
16C 32T @ 4.40 GHz
1255

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i3-9100 Intel Core i3-9100
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
1069
Intel Core i5-10600T Intel Core i5-10600T
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz
1068
Intel Xeon E3-1225 v5 Intel Xeon E3-1225 v5
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
1068
Intel Xeon Gold 6138 Intel Xeon Gold 6138
20C 40T @ 3.70 GHz
1067
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
1067
Intel Core i7-7700 Intel Core i7-7700
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
1066
AMD Ryzen 5 4600GE AMD Ryzen 5 4600GE
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
1065

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
16C 32T @ 4.00 GHz
15679
Intel Xeon Gold 6238 Intel Xeon Gold 6238
22C 44T @ 2.60 GHz
15622
Intel Core i9-12900T Intel Core i9-12900T
16C 24T @ 3.40 GHz
15450
Intel Xeon Gold 6138 Intel Xeon Gold 6138
20C 40T @ 2.80 GHz
15439
Intel Xeon Gold 6150 Intel Xeon Gold 6150
18C 36T @ 3.20 GHz
15433
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX
12C 24T @ 4.30 GHz
15324
Intel Xeon Gold 6248 Intel Xeon Gold 6248
20C 40T @ 3.00 GHz
15277

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD Ryzen 7 4700GE AMD Ryzen 7 4700GE
8C 16T @ 3.70 GHz
20250
Intel Core i9-10900 Intel Core i9-10900
10C 20T @ 4.60 GHz
20233
Intel Core i9-10900F Intel Core i9-10900F
10C 20T @ 4.60 GHz
20233
Intel Xeon Gold 6138 Intel Xeon Gold 6138
20C 40T @ 2.80 GHz
20226
Intel Core i7-11700 Intel Core i7-11700
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
20144
Intel Core i7-11700F Intel Core i7-11700F
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
20144
Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2690 v4
14C 28T @ 3.00 GHz
20102

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 E3-1280 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
162
Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3 Intel Xeon E3-1285 v3
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
162
Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2630 v3
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
162
Intel Xeon Gold 6138 Intel Xeon Gold 6138
20C 40T @ 3.70 GHz
161
Intel Xeon Gold 6152 Intel Xeon Gold 6152
22C 44T @ 3.70 GHz
161
Intel Xeon Gold 6150 Intel Xeon Gold 6150
18C 36T @ 3.70 GHz
161
Intel Xeon Gold 6148 Intel Xeon Gold 6148
20C 40T @ 3.70 GHz
161

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 6152 Intel Xeon Gold 6152
22C 44T @ 2.60 GHz
3157
Intel Core i7-12700 Intel Core i7-12700
12C 20T @ 4.00 GHz
3140
Intel Core i9-10940X Intel Core i9-10940X
14C 28T @ 4.20 GHz
3117
Intel Xeon Gold 6138 Intel Xeon Gold 6138
20C 40T @ 2.80 GHz
3069
Intel Xeon Gold 6138T Intel Xeon Gold 6138T
20C 40T @ 2.80 GHz
3069
Intel Xeon Gold 6138F Intel Xeon Gold 6138F
20C 40T @ 2.80 GHz
3069
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
16C 32T @ 3.50 GHz
2986

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