Xeon E-2334 vs Gold 6138

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 6138
2017
20 cores / 40 threads, 125 Watt
15.28
+86.3%
Xeon E-2334
2021
4 cores / 8 threads, 65 Watt
8.20

Xeon Gold 6138 outperforms Xeon E-2334 by an impressive 86% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6138 and Xeon E-2334 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking460927
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.46no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Goldno data
Power efficiency11.5711.94
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Rocket Lake-E (2021)
Release date25 April 2017 (7 years ago)8 September 2021 (3 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 Xeon E-2334 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads408
Base clock speed2 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz4.8 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s8 GT/s
Multiplier20no data
L1 cache1.25 MB64K (per core)
L2 cache20 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache27.5 MB8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature86 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6138 and Xeon E-2334 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
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6138 and Xeon E-2334. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6138 and Xeon E-2334 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6138 and Xeon E-2334 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6138 and Xeon E-2334. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size768 GB128 GB
Max memory channels62
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6138 and Xeon E-2334.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes4844

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 15.28
+86.3%
Xeon E-2334 8.20

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
+86.3%
Xeon E-2334 13021

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 1083
Xeon E-2334 1603
+48%

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 8117
+58.2%
Xeon E-2334 5132

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.28 8.20
Recency 25 April 2017 8 September 2021
Physical cores 20 4
Threads 40 8
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon Gold 6138 has a 86.3% higher aggregate performance score, and 400% more physical cores and 400% more threads.

Xeon E-2334, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, and 92.3% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Gold 6138 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E-2334 in performance tests.


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