Xeon Gold 6138 vs Platinum 8173M

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Platinum 8173M
28 cores / 56 threads
17.64
+15.4%
Xeon Gold 6138
2017
20 cores / 40 threads, 125 Watt
15.28

Xeon Platinum 8173M outperforms Xeon Gold 6138 by a moderate 15% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8173M and Xeon Gold 6138 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking352457
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data4.48
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon PlatinumIntel Xeon Gold
Power efficiencyno data11.51
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Skylake (server) (2017−2018)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)25 April 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$2,612

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8173M and Xeon Gold 6138 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 cores28 (Octacosa-Core)20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads5640
Base clock speedno data2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.1 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier2120
L1 cache1.75 MB1.25 MB
L2 cache28 MB20 MB
L3 cache38.5 MB27.5 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data86 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8173M and Xeon Gold 6138 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 configuration8 (Multiprocessor)4 (Multiprocessor)
SocketSocket PFCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)no data125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8173M and Xeon Gold 6138. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8173M and Xeon Gold 6138 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8173M and Xeon Gold 6138 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8173M and Xeon Gold 6138. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size1,536 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 Platinum 8173M and Xeon Gold 6138.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4848

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Xeon Platinum 8173M 17.64
+15.4%
Xeon Gold 6138 15.28

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Xeon Platinum 8173M 28025
+15.5%
Xeon Gold 6138 24264

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 17.64 15.28
Physical cores 28 20
Threads 56 40

Xeon Platinum 8173M has a 15.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 40% more physical cores and 40% more threads.

The Xeon Platinum 8173M is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 6138 in performance tests.


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