Xeon Gold 6342 vs Gold 6138

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 6138
2017
20 cores / 40 threads, 125 Watt
15.28
Xeon Gold 6342
2021
24 cores / 48 threads, 230 Watt
29.79
+95%

Xeon Gold 6342 outperforms Xeon Gold 6138 by an impressive 95% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6138 and Xeon Gold 6342 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking459142
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.44no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Goldno data
Power efficiency11.5612.25
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date25 April 2017 (7 years ago)6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,612no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6138 and Xeon Gold 6342 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 cores20 (Icosa-Core)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads4048
Base clock speed2 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier20no data
L1 cache1.25 MB64K (per core)
L2 cache20 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache27.5 MB36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm
Maximum core temperature86 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data81 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6138 and Xeon Gold 6342 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 configuration4 (Multiprocessor)2
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt230 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6138 and Xeon Gold 6342. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6138 and Xeon Gold 6342 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6138 and Xeon Gold 6342 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6138 and Xeon Gold 6342. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size768 GB6 TB
Max memory channels68
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6138 and Xeon Gold 6342.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes4864

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.

Xeon Gold 6138 15.28
Xeon Gold 6342 29.79
+95%

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.

Xeon Gold 6138 24264
Xeon Gold 6342 47320
+95%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.28 29.79
Recency 25 April 2017 6 April 2021
Physical cores 20 24
Threads 40 48
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 230 Watt

Xeon Gold 6138 has 84% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6342, on the other hand, has a 95% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 20% more physical cores and 20% more threads, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon Gold 6342 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 6138 in performance tests.


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