Xeon Gold 6138 vs Ryzen 9 3900X

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 9 3900X
2019
12 cores / 24 threads, 105 Watt
20.53
+34.4%
Xeon Gold 6138
2017
20 cores / 40 threads, 125 Watt
15.28

Ryzen 9 3900X outperforms Xeon Gold 6138 by a substantial 34% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 3900X and Xeon Gold 6138 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking275459
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation21.734.44
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen 9Intel Xeon Gold
Power efficiency15.5411.57
Architecture codenameMatisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020)Skylake (server) (2017−2018)
Release date7 July 2019 (5 years ago)25 April 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$499$2,612

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 9 3900X has 389% better value for money than Xeon Gold 6138.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 3900X and Xeon Gold 6138 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads2440
Base clock speed3.8 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.6 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data20
L1 cache768 KB1.25 MB
L2 cache6 MB20 MB
L3 cache64 MB27.5 MB
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature95 °C86 °C
Number of transistors19,200 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 3900X and Xeon Gold 6138 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)4 (Multiprocessor)
SocketAM4FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 3900X and Xeon Gold 6138. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 9 3900X and Xeon Gold 6138 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 3900X and Xeon Gold 6138 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 3900X and Xeon Gold 6138. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4-2666
Maximum memory size128 GB768 GB
Max memory channels26
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/s128.001 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 3900X and Xeon Gold 6138.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data48

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.

Ryzen 9 3900X 20.53
+34.4%
Xeon Gold 6138 15.28

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.

Ryzen 9 3900X 32613
+34.4%
Xeon Gold 6138 24264

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Ryzen 9 3900X 1710
+57.9%
Xeon Gold 6138 1083

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Ryzen 9 3900X 9939
+22.4%
Xeon Gold 6138 8117

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 20.53 15.28
Recency 7 July 2019 25 April 2017
Physical cores 12 20
Threads 24 40
Chip lithography 7 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 125 Watt

Ryzen 9 3900X has a 34.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 19% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6138, on the other hand, has 66.7% more physical cores and 66.7% more threads.

The Ryzen 9 3900X is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 6138 in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 9 3900X is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 6138 is a server/workstation one.


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