Intel Xeon E5-2699 v3 vs Gold 6138

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Combined performance score

Xeon Gold 6138
14.82
+11.8%

Gold 6138 outperforms E5-2699 v3 by 12% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon Gold 6138 and Xeon E5-2699 v3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking422503
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money35.2514.45
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Goldno data
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2019)Haswell-EP (2014)
Release date25 April 2017 (6 years old)8 September 2014 (9 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,612no data
Current price$258 (0.1x MSRP)$315
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6138 has 144% better value for money than Xeon E5-2699 v3.

Technical specs

Xeon Gold 6138 and Xeon E5-2699 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 cores20 (Icosa-Core)18 (Octadeca-Core)
Threads4036
Base clock speed2 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus support4 × 8 GT/sno data
L1 cache1.25 MB64K (per core)
L2 cache20 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache27.5 MB45 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Die sizeno data356 mm2
Maximum core temperature86 °C76 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data77 °C
Number of transistorsno data2,600 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6138 and Xeon E5-2699 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 configuration4 (Multiprocessor)2
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt145 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6138 and Xeon E5-2699 v3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX-512Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
Flex Memory Accessno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data+
PAEno data46 Bit
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
StatusLaunchedDiscontinued

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6138 and Xeon E5-2699 v3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protectionno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6138 and Xeon E5-2699 v3 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 E5-2699 v3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133
Maximum memory size768 GB768 GB
Max memory channels64
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/s68 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6138 and Xeon E5-2699 v3.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4840

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 14.82
+11.8%
Xeon E5-2699 v3 13.26

Gold 6138 outperforms E5-2699 v3 by 12% in our combined 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 22765
+11.8%
Xeon E5-2699 v3 20360

Gold 6138 outperforms E5-2699 v3 by 12% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 14.82 13.26
Recency 25 April 2017 8 September 2014
Physical cores 20 18
Threads 40 36
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 145 Watt

The Xeon Gold 6138 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2699 v3 in performance tests.


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