Xeon W-3345 vs Gold 6138P

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6138P and Xeon W-3345 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Goldno data
Power efficiencyno data10.88
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Ice Lake-W (2021)
Release date16 May 2018 (6 years ago)29 July 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$4,937no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6138P and Xeon W-3345 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 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s8 GT/s
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 case temperature (TCase)no data81 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6138P and Xeon W-3345 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)2
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)195 Watt250 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6138P and Xeon W-3345. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX-512Intel® 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 6138P and Xeon W-3345 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
SGXno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6138P and Xeon W-3345 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6138P and Xeon W-3345. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size768 GB4 TB
Max memory channels68
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6138P and Xeon W-3345.

PCIe version3.04
PCI Express lanes4864

Pros & cons summary


Recency 16 May 2018 29 July 2021
Physical cores 20 24
Threads 40 48
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 195 Watt 250 Watt

Xeon Gold 6138P has 28.2% lower power consumption.

Xeon W-3345, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, 20% more physical cores and 20% more threads, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

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