EPYC 7313 vs Xeon Gold 6138F

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6138F and EPYC 7313 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	175
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	16.49
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	AMD EPYC
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	Milan (2021)
Release date	11 July 2017 (6 years ago)	15 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,767	$1,083
Current price	$1345 (0.5x MSRP)	$1412 (1.3x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6138F and EPYC 7313 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)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	40	32
Base clock speed	2 GHz	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	3.7 GHz
L1 cache	1.25 MB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	20 MB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	27.5 MB	128 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm+
Die size	no data	4x 81 mm2
Maximum core temperature	87 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	16,600 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6138F and EPYC 7313 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	SP3
Power consumption (TDP)	135 Watt	155 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6138F and EPYC 7313. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6138F and EPYC 7313 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 6138F and EPYC 7313 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	no 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 6138F and EPYC 7313. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	768 GB	4 TiB
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	128.001 GB/s	204.795 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6138F and EPYC 7313.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	48	128

Pros & cons summary

---

Recency	11 July 2017	15 March 2021
Physical cores	20	16
Threads	40	32
Cost	$2767	$1083
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	135 Watt	155 Watt

---

Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Gold 6138F and EPYC 7313, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite CPU.

---