EPYC 7373X vs Xeon Gold 6138T

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6138T and EPYC 7373X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking585not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.14no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Goldno data
Power efficiency9.84no data
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Milan-X (2022)
Release date25 April 2017 (7 years ago)22 March 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,742no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6138T and EPYC 7373X 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)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads4032
Base clock speed2 GHz3.05 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3.8 GHz
Multiplier20no data
L1 cache1.25 MB64K (per core)
L2 cache20 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache27.5 MB768 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm
Die sizeno data8x 81 mm2
Maximum core temperature94 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data33,200 million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6138T and EPYC 7373X 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
SocketFCLGA3647SP3
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt240 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6138T and EPYC 7373X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
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 6138T and EPYC 7373X 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 6138T and EPYC 7373X 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 6138T and EPYC 7373X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size768 GBno data
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6138T and EPYC 7373X.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes48128

Pros & cons summary


Recency 25 April 2017 22 March 2022
Physical cores 20 16
Threads 40 32
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 240 Watt

Xeon Gold 6138T has 25% more physical cores and 25% more threads, and 92% lower power consumption.

EPYC 7373X, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

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