Ryzen 5 2600X vs Xeon Gold 6138

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6138 and Ryzen 5 2600X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	460	874
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.42	9.47
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	AMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency	11.57	8.72
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2018)	Zen+ (2018−2019)
Release date	25 April 2017 (7 years ago)	19 April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,612	$229

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 5 2600X has 114% better value for money than Xeon Gold 6138.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6138 and Ryzen 5 2600X 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)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	40	12
Base clock speed	2 GHz	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	4.25 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	20	36
L1 cache	1.25 MB	96K (per core)
L2 cache	20 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	27.5 MB	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	12 nm
Die size	no data	192 mm2
Maximum core temperature	86 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	4,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6138 and Ryzen 5 2600X 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	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6138 and Ryzen 5 2600X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX-512	SSE4.2, SSE4A, AMD-V, AES, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6138 and Ryzen 5 2600X 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 Ryzen 5 2600X are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
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 Ryzen 5 2600X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size	768 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	128.001 GB/s	46.933 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6138 and Ryzen 5 2600X.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	48	20

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	15.28	8.75
Recency	25 April 2017	19 April 2018
Physical cores	20	6
Threads	40	12
Chip lithography	14 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	95 Watt

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