Xeon Gold 6138T vs Ryzen 5 8600G

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 8600G and Xeon Gold 6138T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	374	525
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	25.45	2.46
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	no data	Intel Xeon Gold
Architecture codename	Phoenix	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)
Release date	8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)	25 April 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$2,742
Current price	$512	$3000 (1.1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 5 8600G has 935% better value for money than Xeon Gold 6138T.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 8600G and Xeon Gold 6138T 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads	12	40
Base clock speed	4.3 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	5 GHz	3.7 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	1.25 MB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	20 MB
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	27.5 MB
Chip lithography	4 nm	14 nm
Die size	178 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	94 °C
Number of transistors	25,000 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	+
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 8600G and Xeon Gold 6138T 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	4 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	AM5	FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 8600G and Xeon Gold 6138T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, 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	Launched

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 8600G and Xeon Gold 6138T 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 Ryzen 5 8600G and Xeon Gold 6138T 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 Ryzen 5 8600G and Xeon Gold 6138T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5	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	no data	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

AMD Radeon 760M

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 8600G and Xeon Gold 6138T.

PCIe version	4.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	20	48

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Ryzen 5 8600G outperforms Xeon Gold 6138T by 23% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	16.38	13.35
Recency	8 January 2024	25 April 2017
Physical cores	6	20
Threads	12	40
Chip lithography	4 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	125 Watt

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