Processor N97 vs Xeon Gold 6138F
Primary details
Comparing Xeon Gold 6138F and Processor N97 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in the ranking | not rated | 1541 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Market segment | Server | Laptop |
Series | Intel Xeon Gold | no data |
Power efficiency | no data | 27.20 |
Architecture codename | Skylake (server) (2017−2019) | Alder Lake-N (2023) |
Release date | 11 July 2017 (7 years ago) | 3 January 2023 (1 year ago) |
Launch price (MSRP) | $2,767 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Xeon Gold 6138F and Processor N97 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) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
Threads | 40 | 4 |
Base clock speed | 2 GHz | 2 GHz |
Boost clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
Multiplier | 20 | no data |
L1 cache | 1.25 MB | 96 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 20 MB | 2 MB (shared) |
L3 cache | 27.5 MB | 6 MB (shared) |
Chip lithography | 14 nm | 10 nm |
Maximum core temperature | 87 °C | 105 °C |
64 bit support | + | + |
Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Gold 6138F and Processor N97 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 | FCLGA3647 | Intel BGA 1264 |
Power consumption (TDP) | 135 Watt | 12 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6138F and Processor N97. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, 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 6138F and Processor N97 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
TXT | + | + |
EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6138F and Processor N97 are enumerated here.
VT-d | + | + |
VT-x | + | + |
EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6138F and Processor N97. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
Supported memory types | DDR4-2666 | DDR4, DDR5 4800 MHz Single-channel |
Maximum memory size | 768 GB | no data |
Max memory channels | 6 | no data |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 128.001 GB/s | no data |
ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6138F and Processor N97.
PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
PCI Express lanes | 48 | 9 |
Pros & cons summary
Recency | 11 July 2017 | 3 January 2023 |
Physical cores | 20 | 4 |
Threads | 40 | 4 |
Chip lithography | 14 nm | 10 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 135 Watt | 12 Watt |
Xeon Gold 6138F has 400% more physical cores and 900% more threads.
Processor N97, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 1025% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Xeon Gold 6138F and Processor N97. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Xeon Gold 6138F is a server/workstation processor while Processor N97 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Gold 6138F and Processor N97, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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