Core i7-10700 vs Xeon Gold 6138

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6138 and Core i7-10700 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	420	686
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	41.46	27.63
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	no data
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	Comet Lake (2020)
Release date	25 April 2017 (7 years ago)	2 June 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,612	$340

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6138 has 50% better value for money than i7-10700.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6138 and Core i7-10700 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	40	16
Base clock speed	no data	2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	2 GHz	4.8 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	1.25 MB	512 KB
L2 cache	20 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	27.5 MB	16 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	86 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6138 and Core i7-10700 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)	1
Socket	Socket P	LGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6138 and Core i7-10700. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
TSX	+	+

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6138 and Core i7-10700 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6138 and Core i7-10700 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6138 and Core i7-10700. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4
Maximum memory size	768 GB	no data
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	128.001 GB/s	45.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Intel UHD Graphics 630

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6138 and Core i7-10700.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	48	16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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 Gold 6138 outperforms Core i7-10700 by 45% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	15.37	10.63
Recency	25 April 2017	2 June 2020
Physical cores	20	8
Threads	40	16
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	65 Watt

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