Intel Xeon Gold 6138T vs Platinum 8268

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Combined performance score

Xeon Platinum 8268
20.59
+53.2%

Platinum 8268 outperforms Gold 6138T by 53% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8268 and Xeon Gold 6138T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking231490
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money7.431.55
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon PlatinumIntel Xeon Gold
Architecture codenameCascade Lake-SP (2019)Skylake (server) (2017−2019)
Release date11 December 2018 (5 years old)25 April 2017 (6 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$6,302$2,742
Current price$3092 (0.5x MSRP)$4999 (1.8x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Platinum 8268 has 379% better value for money than Xeon Gold 6138T.

Technical specs

Xeon Platinum 8268 and Xeon Gold 6138T 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 cores24 (Tetracosa-Core)20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads4840
Base clock speed2.9 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz3.7 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)1.25 MB
L2 cache1 MB (per core)20 MB
L3 cache35.75 MB (shared)27.5 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature84 °C94 °C
Number of transistors8,000 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8268 and Xeon Gold 6138T 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 configuration8 (Multiprocessor)4 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)205 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8268 and Xeon Gold 6138T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0--
StatusLaunchedLaunched

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8268 and Xeon Gold 6138T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8268 and Xeon Gold 6138T are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8268 and Xeon Gold 6138T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size1 TB768 GB
Max memory channels66
Maximum memory bandwidth140.8 GB/s128.001 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8268 and Xeon Gold 6138T.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4848

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 Platinum 8268 20.59
+53.2%
Xeon Gold 6138T 13.44

Platinum 8268 outperforms Gold 6138T by 53% 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 Platinum 8268 31632
+53.2%
Xeon Gold 6138T 20649

Platinum 8268 outperforms Gold 6138T by 53% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 20.59 13.44
Recency 11 December 2018 25 April 2017
Physical cores 24 20
Threads 48 40
Cost $6302 $2742
Power consumption (TDP) 205 Watt 125 Watt

The Xeon Platinum 8268 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 6138T in performance tests.


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