Xeon E7-8895 v3 vs Gold 6138

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6138 and Xeon E7-8895 v3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	421	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	35.94	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	no data
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	no data
Release date	25 April 2017 (7 years ago)	1 April 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,612	no data
Current price	$254 (0.1x MSRP)	$186

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6138 and Xeon E7-8895 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)	18 (Octadeca-Core)
Threads	40	36
Base clock speed	2 GHz	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	3.5 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	1.25 MB	no data
L2 cache	20 MB	no data
L3 cache	27.5 MB	45 MB Last Level Cache
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	86 °C	77 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6138 and Xeon E7-8895 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)	8
Socket	FCLGA3647	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	175 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6138 and Xeon E7-8895 v3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX-512	Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	no data
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
PAE	no data	46 Bit
Instruction Replay	no data	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Status	Launched	Announced

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6138 and Xeon E7-8895 v3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6138 and Xeon E7-8895 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 E7-8895 v3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-1333, DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600
Maximum memory size	768 GB	1.5 TB
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	128.001 GB/s	102 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6138 and Xeon E7-8895 v3.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	48	32

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	25 April 2017	1 April 2015
Physical cores	20	18
Threads	40	36
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	175 Watt

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