Xeon Gold 6138F vs Gold 6146

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6146 and Xeon Gold 6138F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking481not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.70no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon GoldIntel Xeon Gold
Power efficiency8.41no data
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Skylake (server) (2017−2018)
Release date11 July 2017 (7 years ago)11 July 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$3,286$2,767

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6146 and Xeon Gold 6138F 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads2440
Base clock speed3.2 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz3.7 GHz
Multiplier3220
L1 cache768 KB1.25 MB
L2 cache12 MB20 MB
L3 cache24.75 MB27.5 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature76 °C87 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6146 and Xeon Gold 6138F 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)4 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)165 Watt135 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6146 and Xeon Gold 6138F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® 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--

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6146 and Xeon Gold 6138F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6146 and Xeon Gold 6138F are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6146 and Xeon Gold 6138F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size768 GB768 GB
Max memory channels66
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/s128.001 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6146 and Xeon Gold 6138F.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4848

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 12 20
Threads 24 40
Power consumption (TDP) 165 Watt 135 Watt

Xeon Gold 6138F has 66.7% more physical cores and 66.7% more threads, and 22.2% lower power consumption.

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