Ryzen 7 5700GE vs Xeon Gold 6138

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Aggregated performance score

Xeon Gold 6138
2017
20 cores / 40 threads
15.05
+5.8%
Ryzen 7 5700GE
8 cores / 16 threads
14.23

Xeon Gold 6138 outperforms Ryzen 7 5700GE by 6% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon Gold 6138 and Ryzen 7 5700GE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking411455
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money71.175.13
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon GoldAMD Ryzen 7
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2019)Zen 3
Release date25 April 2017 (7 years ago)no data
Launch price (MSRP)$2,612no data
Current price$133 (0.1x MSRP)$290

Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6138 has 1287% better value for money than Ryzen 7 5700GE.

Technical specs

Xeon Gold 6138 and Ryzen 7 5700GE 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads4016
Base clock speed2 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz4.6 GHz
Bus support4 × 8 GT/sno data
L1 cache1.25 MB512 KB
L2 cache20 MB4 MB
L3 cache27.5 MB16 MB
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm
Maximum core temperature86 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplierNoYes

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6138 and Ryzen 7 5700GE 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)no data
SocketFCLGA3647Socket AM4
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6138 and Ryzen 7 5700GE. 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+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
StatusLaunchedno data

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6138 and Ryzen 7 5700GE 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 7 5700GE are enumerated here.

AMD-Vno data+
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 7 5700GE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666no data
Maximum memory size768 GBno data
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/s51.196 GB/s
ECC memory support+no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6138 and Ryzen 7 5700GE.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes48no data

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 15.05
+5.8%
Ryzen 7 5700GE 14.23

Xeon Gold 6138 outperforms Ryzen 7 5700GE by 6% based on our aggregated benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Xeon Gold 6138 23476
+5.8%
Ryzen 7 5700GE 22196

Xeon Gold 6138 outperforms Ryzen 7 5700GE by 6% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Xeon Gold 6138 1066
Ryzen 7 5700GE 1969
+84.7%

Ryzen 7 5700GE outperforms Xeon Gold 6138 by 85% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Xeon Gold 6138 8040
+36.7%
Ryzen 7 5700GE 5883

Xeon Gold 6138 outperforms Ryzen 7 5700GE by 37% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 15.05 14.23
Physical cores 20 8
Threads 40 16
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 35 Watt

We couldn't decide between Xeon Gold 6138 and Ryzen 7 5700GE. The differences in performance seem too small.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 6138 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 7 5700GE is a desktop one.


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