Xeon Gold 6138T vs D-2143IT

Primary details

Comparing Xeon D-2143IT and Xeon Gold 6138T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	874	525
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	2.45
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon D	Intel Xeon Gold
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)
Release date	7 February 2018 (6 years ago)	25 April 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$566	$2,742
Current price	no data	$3000 (1.1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon D-2143IT 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	8 (Octa-Core)	20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads	16	40
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	3.7 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	512 KB	1.25 MB
L2 cache	8 MB	20 MB
L3 cache	11 MB	27.5 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	no data	94 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-2143IT 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	FCBGA2518	FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-2143IT and Xeon Gold 6138T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
QuickAssist	-	no data
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	-
Status	Launched	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon D-2143IT and Xeon Gold 6138T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
MPX	+	no data
SGX	-	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-2143IT and Xeon Gold 6138T are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon D-2143IT and Xeon Gold 6138T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size	512 GB	768 GB
Max memory channels	4	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	85.33 GB/s	128.001 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-2143IT and Xeon Gold 6138T.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	32	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.

Gold 6138T outperforms D-2143IT by 66% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	8.06	13.35
Recency	7 February 2018	25 April 2017
Physical cores	8	20
Threads	16	40
Cost	$566	$2742
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	125 Watt

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