Ryzen 5 4500 vs Xeon Gold 6138

Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 6138
2017
20 cores / 40 threads, 125 Watt
15.57
+50.6%
Ryzen 5 4500
2022
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
10.34

Xeon Gold 6138 outperforms Ryzen 5 4500 by an impressive 51% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6138 and Ryzen 5 4500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking455760
Place by popularitynot in top-10050
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.66no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon Goldno data
Power efficiency11.5714.77
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2019)Renoir (2020−2023)
Release date25 April 2017 (7 years ago)4 April 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,612no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6138 and Ryzen 5 4500 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads4012
Base clock speed2 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz4.1 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier20no data
L1 cache1.25 MB64K (per core)
L2 cache20 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache27.5 MB8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm
Die sizeno data156 mm2
Maximum core temperature86 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data95 °C
Number of transistorsno data9,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6138 and Ryzen 5 4500 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
SocketFCLGA3647AM4
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6138 and Ryzen 5 4500. 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)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6138 and Ryzen 5 4500 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 Xeon Gold 6138 and Ryzen 5 4500 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6138 and Ryzen 5 4500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size768 GBno data
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6138 and Ryzen 5 4500.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4816

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. 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.

Xeon Gold 6138 15.57
+50.6%
Ryzen 5 4500 10.34

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.

Xeon Gold 6138 24264
+50.5%
Ryzen 5 4500 16120

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon Gold 6138 1098
Ryzen 5 4500 1560
+42.1%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon Gold 6138 8223
+32.4%
Ryzen 5 4500 6210

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.57 10.34
Recency 25 April 2017 4 April 2022
Physical cores 20 6
Threads 40 12
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon Gold 6138 has a 50.6% higher aggregate performance score, and 233.3% more physical cores and 233.3% more threads.

Ryzen 5 4500, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 92.3% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Gold 6138 is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 4500 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 6138 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 4500 is a desktop one.


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