Xeon Gold 6138P vs EPYC 7351P

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7351P and Xeon Gold 6138P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	362	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	18.69	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	AMD EPYC	Intel Xeon Gold
Architecture codename	Naples (2017−2018)	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)
Release date	29 June 2017 (6 years ago)	16 May 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$750	$4,937
Current price	$300 (0.4x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7351P and Xeon Gold 6138P 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	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads	32	40
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.9 GHz	3.7 GHz
Bus support	no data	4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache	96K (per core)	1.25 MB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	20 MB
L3 cache	64 MB (shared)	27.5 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	192 mm2	no data
Number of transistors	4,800 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7351P and Xeon Gold 6138P 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	1 (Uniprocessor)	2
Socket	TR4	FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)	170 Watt	195 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7351P and Xeon Gold 6138P. 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	no data	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
Status	no data	Discontinued

Security technologies

EPYC 7351P and Xeon Gold 6138P 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 EPYC 7351P and Xeon Gold 6138P are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	no data
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7351P and Xeon Gold 6138P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Eight-channel	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size	2 TiB	768 GB
Max memory channels	8	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	170.671 GB/s	128.001 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7351P and Xeon Gold 6138P.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	128	48

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	29 June 2017	16 May 2018
Physical cores	16	20
Threads	32	40
Cost	$750	$4937
Power consumption (TDP)	170 Watt	195 Watt

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