Ryzen 7 7800X3D vs Xeon Gold 6138P

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6138P and Ryzen 7 7800X3D processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated249
Place by popularitynot in top-10012
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data38.31
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon Goldno data
Power efficiencyno data17.00
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Raphael (Zen4) (2022−2023)
Release date16 May 2018 (6 years ago)4 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$4,937$449

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6138P and Ryzen 7 7800X3D 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads4016
Base clock speed2 GHz4.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz5 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s162 MHz
Multiplier20no data
L1 cache1.25 MB64K (per core)
L2 cache20 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache27.5 MB96 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm5 nm
Die sizeno data71 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data89 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data61 °C
Number of transistorsno data6,570 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6138P and Ryzen 7 7800X3D 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA3647AM5
Power consumption (TDP)195 Watt120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6138P and Ryzen 7 7800X3D. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX-51286x MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A,-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, BMI1, BMI2, F16C, FMA3, AMD64, EVP, AMD-V, SMAP, SMEP, SMT SHA, XFR2, Precision Boost 2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6138P and Ryzen 7 7800X3D 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 6138P and Ryzen 7 7800X3D 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 6138P and Ryzen 7 7800X3D. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR5-5200
Maximum memory size768 GBno data
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) (400 - 2200 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6138P and Ryzen 7 7800X3D.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes4824

Pros & cons summary


Recency 16 May 2018 4 January 2023
Physical cores 20 8
Threads 40 16
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 195 Watt 120 Watt

Xeon Gold 6138P has 150% more physical cores and 150% more threads.

Ryzen 7 7800X3D, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 180% more advanced lithography process, and 62.5% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Gold 6138P and Ryzen 7 7800X3D. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 6138P is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 7 7800X3D is a desktop one.


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