Xeon Silver 4210R vs Gold 6138

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 6138
2017
20 cores / 40 threads, 125 Watt
15.28
+60.5%
Xeon Silver 4210R
2020
10 cores / 20 threads, 100 Watt
9.52

Xeon Gold 6138 outperforms Xeon Silver 4210R by an impressive 61% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6138 and Xeon Silver 4210R processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking459802
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.4427.56
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon GoldIntel Xeon Silver
Power efficiency11.579.01
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date25 April 2017 (7 years ago)24 February 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,612$511

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Silver 4210R has 521% better value for money than Xeon Gold 6138.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6138 and Xeon Silver 4210R 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)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads4020
Base clock speed2 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0DMI 3.0
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier2024
L1 cache1.25 MB640 KB
L2 cache20 MB10 MB
L3 cache27.5 MB13.75 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature86 °C84 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6138 and Xeon Silver 4210R 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)no data
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt100 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6138 and Xeon Silver 4210R. 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--
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6138 and Xeon Silver 4210R technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6138 and Xeon Silver 4210R 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 Silver 4210R. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size768 GB1 TB
Max memory channels66
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/s115.212 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6138 and Xeon Silver 4210R.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4848

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
+60.5%
Xeon Silver 4210R 9.52

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
+60.5%
Xeon Silver 4210R 15118

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.

Xeon Gold 6138 1083
Xeon Silver 4210R 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.

Xeon Gold 6138 8117
+32.5%
Xeon Silver 4210R 6126

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.28 9.52
Recency 25 April 2017 24 February 2020
Physical cores 20 10
Threads 40 20
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 100 Watt

Xeon Gold 6138 has a 60.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Xeon Silver 4210R, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and 25% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Gold 6138 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Silver 4210R in performance tests.


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