i7-6950X Extreme Edition vs Xeon Gold 6138

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6138 and Core i7-6950X Extreme Edition processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	459	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.44	no data
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	Intel Core i7EE
Power efficiency	11.57	no data
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2018)	Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date	25 April 2017 (7 years ago)	no data
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,612	$1,743

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6138 and Core i7-6950X Extreme Edition 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)	10 (Deca-Core)
Threads	40	20
Base clock speed	2 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	3 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	DMI 2.0
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	20	30
L1 cache	1.25 MB	no data
L2 cache	20 MB	2.5 MB
L3 cache	27.5 MB	25 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	no data	246 mm2
Maximum core temperature	86 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	3400 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6138 and Core i7-6950X Extreme Edition 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA3647	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	140 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6138 and Core i7-6950X Extreme Edition. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6138 and Core i7-6950X Extreme Edition 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 6138 and Core i7-6950X Extreme Edition are enumerated here.

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 6138 and Core i7-6950X Extreme Edition. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	no data
Maximum memory size	768 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	128.001 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6138 and Core i7-6950X Extreme Edition.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	48	40

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	20	10
Threads	40	20
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	140 Watt

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