Xeon Gold 6138P vs i5-10600

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Primary details

Comparing Core i5-10600 and Xeon Gold 6138P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking883not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Seriesno dataIntel Xeon Gold
Power efficiency12.55no data
Architecture codenameComet Lake (2020)Skylake (server) (2017−2018)
Release date30 April 2020 (4 years ago)16 May 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$4,937

Detailed specifications

Core i5-10600 and Xeon Gold 6138P 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads1240
Base clock speed3.3 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.8 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rate8 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data20
L1 cache64K (per core)1.25 MB
L2 cache256K (per core)20 MB
L3 cache12 MB (shared)27.5 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-10600 and Xeon Gold 6138P 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 configuration12 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1200FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt195 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-10600 and Xeon Gold 6138P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
SIPP+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0--

Security technologies

Core i5-10600 and Xeon Gold 6138P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-10600 and Xeon Gold 6138P are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-10600 and Xeon Gold 6138P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size128 GB768 GB
Max memory channels26
Maximum memory bandwidth41.6 GB/s128.001 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics 630no data
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.2 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-10600 and Xeon Gold 6138P integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-10600 and Xeon Gold 6138P integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2160@30Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-10600 and Xeon Gold 6138P integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-10600 and Xeon Gold 6138P.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1648

Pros & cons summary


Recency 30 April 2020 16 May 2018
Physical cores 6 20
Threads 12 40
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 195 Watt

i5-10600 has an age advantage of 1 year, and 200% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6138P, on the other hand, has 233.3% more physical cores and 233.3% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Core i5-10600 and Xeon Gold 6138P. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i5-10600 is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 6138P is a server/workstation one.


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