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Intel

Intel Xeon Gold 6138

Processor Released Jul 11, 2017

CPU cores: 20
CPU threads: 40
Maximum boost clock: 3.7 GHz
Thermal design power: 125 W

Benchmark results

PassMark · version unreported · cpuMark22,851^*Platform unreported Compare results
PassMark · version unreported · threadMark2,220^*Platform unreported Compare results
PassMark CPU Mark · version unreported · CPU Mark24,115^* pointsPlatform unreported Compare results
Reported score · version unreported · mark25,416^*Platform unreported Compare results

Processing & platform

CPU cores: 20
CPU threads: 40
Base clock: 2 GHz
Maximum boost clock: 3.7 GHz
L3 cache: 27.5 MB
Socket / package: LGA 3647
Process node: 14 nm

Cache hierarchy

L3 / total
Level
L3
Scope
total
Size
27.5 MB
L3^*
Size
27.5 MB^*
Level
L3^*
Scope
L3 Cache^*

Compatible sockets

LGA 3647

Memory & storage

Memory channels: 6
Video memory type: DDR4-2666^*

Supported memory

DDR4-2666
Technology
DDR4
Transfer rate
2,666 MT/s

CPU memory support

DDR4-2666
Variant / details
Manufacturer CPU memory-controller support; system and module configuration may limit operation.
Technology
DDR4
Transfer rate
2,666 MT/s

Power specifications

Thermal design power: 125 W

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 11 fields

Maximum turbo frequency

3.7^* GHz

Scope and conditions

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Clock scope: Maximum turbo declaration; not measured or sustained all-core frequency^*

Codename

Skylake^*

Processor model

Gold 6138^*

Full processor designation

Intel(R) Xeon(R) Gold 6138 CPU @ 2.00^*

Processor family

Intel Xeon Gold^*

Launch year

precision: year^*
text: 2017^*

Declared memory capacity

0.768^* TB

Scope and conditions

native_context

Capacity unit base: Not independently established^*

CPU cores

20^*

L3 cache

27.5^* MB

Scope and conditions

native_context

Capacity unit base: Not independently established^*

Thermal design power declaration

125^* W

CPU threads

40^*

Specifications 2 · 54 fields

AdditionalInfoUrl

View now^*

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AESTech

Yes^*

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AVX512FusedMultiplyAddUnits

2^*

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BornOnDate

Q3'17^*

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Cache

27.5 MB L3 Cache^*

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CertifiedUseConditions

Server/Enterprise^*

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ClockSpeed

2.00 GHz^*

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ClockSpeedMax

3.70 GHz^*

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CodeNameText

Products formerly Skylake^*

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CoreCount

20^*

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CpuId

120476^*

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CpuName

Intel® Xeon® Gold 6138 Processor^*

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ECCMemory

Yes^*

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EM64

Yes^*

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Embedded

Yes^*

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EOISDate

Sunday. December 31. 2023^*

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ESUDate

Sunday. December 31. 2023^*

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ExecuteDisable

Yes^*

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ExtendedPageTables

Yes^*

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HyperThreading

Yes^*

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InstructionSetExtensions

Intel® AVX-512^*

Scope and conditions

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Lithography

14 nm^*

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MarketSegment

Server^*

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MaxMem

768 GB^*

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MaxTDP

125 W^*

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MemoryMaxSpeedMhz

2666 MHz^*

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MemoryTypes

DDR4-2666^*

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ModeBasedExecutionControlVersion

Yes^*

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NumMemoryChannels

6^*

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NumPCIExpressPorts

48^*

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OptaneMemorySupport

No^*

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PackageSize

76.0mm x 56.5mm^*

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PCIExpressRevision

3.0^*

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ProcessorNumber

6,138^*

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ProductBriefUrl

View now^*

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ProductGroup

Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors^*

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RunSureTechnologyVersion

Yes^*

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ScalableSockets

S4S^*

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ServicingStatus

ESU Notification Issued^*

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SocketsSupported

FCLGA3647^*

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SpeedShiftTechVersion

Yes^*

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SpeedstepTechnology

Yes^*

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StatusCodeText

Launched^*

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TBTVersion

2.0^*

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TCase

86°C^*

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ThreadCount

40^*

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TransactionalSynchronizationExtensionVersion

Yes^*

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TurboBoostMaxTechVersion

No^*

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TXT

Yes^*

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UltraPathInterconnectLinks

3^*

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VolumeManagementDeviceVersion

Yes^*

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VProTechnologyOptions

Intel vPro® Platform^*

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VTD

Yes^*

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VTX

Yes^*

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Specifications 3 · 7 fields

Processor: Intel Xeon Gold 6138 Processor^*
Status: Launched^*
Release Date: Q3'17^*
Cores: 20^*
Max Turbo Speed: 3.7^* GHz
Base Speed: 2^* GHz
Cache Size: 27.5^* MB

Specifications 4 · 24 fields

name: Intel Xeon Gold 6138 @ 2.00GHz^*
name: Intel Xeon Gold 6138 @ 2.00GHz^*
cores: 20^*
cores: 20^*
logicals: 2^*
logicals: 2^*
samples: 5^*
samples: 19^*
price: 1,340.01^*
price: 2,680.02^*
tdp: 125^*
tdp: 125^*
date: 2017-11-01^*
date: 2017-11-01^*
socket: FCLGA3647^*
socket: FCLGA3647^*
category: Server^*
category: Server^*
speed: 2,000^*
speed: 2,000^*
turbo: 3,700^*
turbo: 3,700^*
cpuCount: 2^*
cpuCount: 1^*

Specifications 5 · 4 fields

brand: Intel^*
brand: Intel^*
name: Intel Xeon Gold 6138 @ 2.00GHz^*
name: Intel Xeon Gold 6138 @ 2.00GHz^*

Specifications 6 · 40 fields

processor name: Intel Xeon Gold 6138^*
turbo frequency: 3,700^*
turbo frequency: 3,700^*
cache size: 28,160^*
cache size: 28,160^*
tdp: 125^*
tdp: 125^*
price: 2,612^*
product line: Intel Xeon Scalable Processors^*
socket: FCLGA3647^*
socket: FCLGA3647^*
memory type: DDR4-2666^*
memory type: DDR4-2666^*
cores: 20^*
cores: 20^*
manufacturer Processor benchmark result: intel^*
vertical segment: Server^*
vertical segment: Server^*
max memory size: 805,306,368^*
max memory size: 805,306,368^*
status: Launched^*
status: Launched^*
max temp: 86^*
max temp: 86^*
package size: 76.0mm x 56.5mm^*
package size: 76.0mm x 56.5mm^*
fullname: Intel Xeon Gold 6138 Processor (27.5M Cache, 2.00 GHz)^*
threads: 40^*
threads: 40^*
name: Intel Xeon Gold 6138^*
name: Intel Xeon Gold 6138^*
rating Processor benchmark result: 24,115^*
processor number: 6138^*
processor number: 6138^*
launch date: 2017-08-01^*
launch date: 2017-08-01^*
lithography: 14^*
lithography: 14^*
base frequency: 2,000^*
base frequency: 2,000^*

Specifications 7 · 52 fields

Recommended Customer Price

$2612.00-$2618.00^*

Scope and conditions

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Price scope: Historical source recommendation; not a current retail offer. The original currency notation is retained.^*

Intel vPro® Eligibility ‡

Intel vPro® Platform^*

Intel® AES New Instructions

Yes^*

Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡

Yes^*

Execute Disable Bit ‡

Yes^*

Intel® Run Sure Technology

Yes^*

Mode-based Execute Control (MBEC)

Yes^*

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) ‡

Yes^*

Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ‡

Yes^*

Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) ‡

Yes^*

Total Cores

20^*

Total Threads

40^*

Max Turbo Frequency

3.7^* GHz

Processor Base Frequency

2.0^* GHz

Cache

27.5^* MB

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

Cache description: L3 Cache^*
Original declaration: 27.5 MB L3 Cache^*

Max # of UPI Links

3^*

TDP

125^* W

Marketing Status

Launched^*

Launch Date

Q3'17^*

Servicing Status

ESU Notification Issued^*

End of Servicing Updates Date

Sunday | December 31 | 2023^*

End of Interactive Support Date

Sunday | December 31 | 2023^*

Embedded Options Available

Yes^*

Product Brief

View now^*

Additional Information

View now^*

Product Collection

Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors^*

Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)

768^* GB

Memory Types

DDR4-2666^*

Maximum Memory Speed

2,666^* MHz

Vertical Segment

Server^*

Max # of Memory Channels

6^*

ECC Memory Supported ‡

Yes^*

Scalability

S4S^*

PCI Express Revision

3.0^*

Max # of PCI Express Lanes

48^*

Processor Number

6138^*

Sockets Supported

FCLGA3647^*

TCASE

86^* °C

Package Size

76.0mm x 56.5mm^*

Lithography

14^* nm

Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported ‡

No^*

Intel® Speed Shift Technology

Yes^*

Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 ‡

No^*

Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡

2.0^*

Use Conditions

Server/Enterprise^*

Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡

Yes^*

Intel® Transactional Synchronization Extensions

Yes^*

Intel® 64 ‡

Yes^*

Instruction Set Extensions

Intel® AVX-512^*

# of AVX-512 FMA Units

2^*

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology

Yes^*

Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)

Yes^*

Specifications 8 · 11 fields

name: Intel Xeon Gold 6138 @ 2.00GHz^*
socket: FCLGA3647^*
category: Server^*
price: $2,659.99^*
mark: 25,416^*
value: 9.56^*
single thread: 2,090^*
single thread value: 0.79^*
tdp: 125^*
powerperf: 203^*
testdate: Nov 2017^*

Specifications 9 · 12 fields

cpuName

Intel Xeon Gold 6138 @ 2.00GHz^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

testDate

2,017^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

socket

FCLGA3647^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*