Atom C3858 vs Xeon Gold 6138

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 6138
2017
20 cores / 40 threads, 125 Watt
13.63
+375%

Xeon Gold 6138 outperforms Atom C3858 by a whopping 375% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking5861829
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.090.37
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon GoldIntel Atom
Power efficiency4.614.85
DesignerIntelIntel
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Goldmont (2016−2017)
Release date25 April 2017 (8 years ago)15 August 2017 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,612$332

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6138 has 195% better value for money than Atom C3858.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6138 and Atom C3858 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 cores20 (Icosa-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads4012
Base clock speed2 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz2 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier2020
L1 cache1.25 MB672 KB
L2 cache20 MB12 MB
L3 cache27.5 MB12 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature86 °C83 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6138 and Atom C3858 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 configuration4 (Multiprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA3647FCBGA1310
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6138 and Atom C3858. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI++
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
QuickAssistno data+
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
TSX+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6138 and Atom C3858 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB++
Secure Bootno data+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6138 and Atom C3858 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6138 and Atom C3858. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4: 2400
Maximum memory size768 GB256 GB
Max memory channels62
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/s38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6138 and Atom C3858.

PCIe version3.03
PCI Express lanes4816
USB revisionno data3
Total number of SATA portsno data16
Number of USB portsno data8
Integrated LANno data4x10/2.5/1 GBE

Synthetic benchmarks

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating.

Xeon Gold 6138 13.63
+375%
Atom C3858 2.87

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.

Xeon Gold 6138 23959
+375%
Samples: 54
Atom C3858 5040
Samples: 3

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.63 2.87
Recency 25 April 2017 15 August 2017
Physical cores 20 12
Threads 40 12
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 25 Watt

Xeon Gold 6138 has a 374.9% higher aggregate performance score, and 66.7% more physical cores and 233.3% more threads.

Atom C3858, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 months, and 400% lower power consumption.

The Intel Xeon Gold 6138 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Atom C3858 in performance tests.

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