Xeon E5-2678 v3 vs Gold 6138

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6138 and Xeon E5-2678 v3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	421	752
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	30.09	6.87
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	Xeon
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date	25 April 2017 (7 years ago)	2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,612	no data
Current price	$311 (0.1x MSRP)	$146

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6138 has 338% better value for money than Xeon E5-2678 v3.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6138 and Xeon E5-2678 v3 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	20 (Icosa-Core)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	40	24
Base clock speed	2 GHz	2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	3.3 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	1.25 MB	384 KB
L2 cache	20 MB	3072 KB
L3 cache	27.5 MB	30 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Die size	no data	356 mm2
Maximum core temperature	86 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	84 °C
Number of transistors	no data	5,560 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6138 and Xeon E5-2678 v3 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	4 (Multiprocessor)	2
Socket	FCLGA3647	LGA2011-3
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6138 and Xeon E5-2678 v3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Status	Launched	no data

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6138 and Xeon E5-2678 v3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6138 and Xeon E5-2678 v3 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6138 and Xeon E5-2678 v3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size	768 GB	no data
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	128.001 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6138 and Xeon E5-2678 v3.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	48	40

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 6138 outperforms E5-2678 v3 by 61% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	15.33	9.51
Physical cores	20	12
Threads	40	24
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	120 Watt

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