Xeon Gold 6138 vs Apple M4 (10 cores)
Aggregate performance score
Apple M4 (10 cores) outperforms Xeon Gold 6138 by a considerable 45% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing M4 (10 cores) and Xeon Gold 6138 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 241 | 461 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 4.35 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | Apple Apple M4 | Intel Xeon Gold |
| Power efficiency | 52.12 | 11.53 |
| Architecture codename | no data | Skylake (server) (2017−2018) |
| Release date | 7 May 2024 (less than a year ago) | 25 April 2017 (7 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $2,612 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
M4 (10 cores) and Xeon Gold 6138 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 10 (Deca-Core) | 20 (Icosa-Core) |
| Threads | 10 | 40 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.4 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 20 |
| L1 cache | no data | 1.25 MB |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 20 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 27.5 MB |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 14 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 86 °C |
| Number of transistors | 28 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | + |
Compatibility
Information on M4 (10 cores) and Xeon Gold 6138 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | no data | 4 (Multiprocessor) |
| Socket | no data | FCLGA3647 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 40 Watt | 125 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M4 (10 cores) and Xeon Gold 6138. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | - |
Security technologies
M4 (10 cores) and Xeon Gold 6138 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by M4 (10 cores) and Xeon Gold 6138 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M4 (10 cores) and Xeon Gold 6138. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4-2666 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 768 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 6 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 128.001 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Apple M4 10-core GPU | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by M4 (10 cores) and Xeon Gold 6138.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 48 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 22.07 | 15.26 |
| Recency | 7 May 2024 | 25 April 2017 |
| Physical cores | 10 | 20 |
| Threads | 10 | 40 |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 40 Watt | 125 Watt |
Apple M4 (10 cores) has a 44.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 366.7% more advanced lithography process, and 212.5% lower power consumption.
Xeon Gold 6138, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.
The M4 (10 cores) is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 6138 in performance tests.
Note that Apple M4 (10 cores) is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 6138 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M4 (10 cores) and Xeon Gold 6138, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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