Intel Xeon Gold 6138T Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Xeon Gold 6138T features 20 processor cores and has the capability to manage 40 threads concurrently. It was released in Q3/2017 and belongs to the 1 generation of the Intel Xeon Gold series. To use the Intel Xeon Gold 6138T, you'll need a motherboard with a LGA 3647 socket.
Name: Intel Xeon Gold 6138T
Family: Intel Xeon Gold
Group: Intel Xeon Gold 5100/6100
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 1

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Gold 6138T has 20 CPU cores and can calculate 40 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Gold 6138T is 2.0 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 3.7 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.
CPU Cores: 20
Threads: 40
Cores: 20x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 2.0 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 3.7 GHz

Memory & PCIe

The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 768.0 GB distributed across 6 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 128.1 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
Memory type: DDR4-2666
Max. Memory: 768.0 GB
Memory channels: 6
Bandwidth: 128.1 GB/s
ECC: Yes
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 125 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 125 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Gold 6138T is manufactured using a 14 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 28.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 14 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: LGA 3647
L2-Cache: 0 bytes
L3-Cache: 28.0 MB
Architecture: Skylake
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
Release date: Q3/2017
Release price: 2750 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Xeon Gold 6138F
20C 40T @ 2.0 GHz
57650
57650
Intel Xeon Gold 6138
20C 40T @ 2.0 GHz
57650
57650
Intel Xeon Gold 6138T
20C 40T @ 2.0 GHz
57650
57650
Intel Xeon Gold 6138
20C 40T @ 2.0 GHz
57650
57650
Intel Xeon Gold 6138F
20C 40T @ 2.0 GHz
57650
57650

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX
8C 16T @ 3.3 GHz
24939
24939
AMD EPYC 7501
32C 64T @ 2.0 GHz
24936
24936
Intel Xeon Gold 6138T
20C 40T @ 2.0 GHz
24812
24812
Intel Xeon Gold 5220
18C 36T @ 2.2 GHz
24788
24788
Intel Xeon Gold 6152
22C 44T @ 2.1 GHz
24693
24693

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i7-12700H
14C 20T @ 2.3 GHz
12103
12103
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
8C 16T @ 3.4 GHz
12024
12024
Intel Xeon Gold 6138T
20C 40T @ 2.0 GHz
11988
11988
Intel Core i5-12600K
10C 16T @ 3.7 GHz
11912
11912
Intel Core i5-12600KF
10C 16T @ 3.7 GHz
11912
11912

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Xeon Gold 6138
20C 40T @ 2.0 GHz
4122
4122
Intel Xeon Gold 6138F
20C 40T @ 2.0 GHz
4122
4122
Intel Xeon Gold 6138T
20C 40T @ 2.0 GHz
4122
4122
Intel Xeon Platinum 8164
26C 52T @ 2.0 GHz
4122
4122
Intel Xeon Gold 6138F
20C 40T @ 2.0 GHz
4122
4122

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Intel Xeon Gold 6138F
20C 40T @ 2.0 GHz
3069
3069
Intel Xeon Gold 6138
20C 40T @ 2.0 GHz
3069
3069
Intel Xeon Gold 6138T
20C 40T @ 2.0 GHz
3069
3069
Intel Xeon Gold 6138
20C 40T @ 2.0 GHz
3069
3069
Intel Xeon Gold 6138F
20C 40T @ 2.0 GHz
3069
3069

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Xeon Gold 6150
18C 36T @ 2.7 GHz
1031
1031
Intel Core i3-7300
2C 4T @ 4.0 GHz
1030
1030
Intel Xeon Gold 6138T
20C 40T @ 2.0 GHz
1030
1030
Intel Core i3-7300
2C 4T @ 4.0 GHz
1030
1030
Intel Core i3-10110U
2C 4T @ 2.1 GHz
1029
1029

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Xeon Gold 6138F
20C 40T @ 2.0 GHz
33.7
33.7
Intel Xeon Gold 6138
20C 40T @ 2.0 GHz
33.7
33.7
Intel Xeon Gold 6138T
20C 40T @ 2.0 GHz
33.7
33.7
Intel Xeon Gold 6138
20C 40T @ 2.0 GHz
33.7
33.7
Intel Xeon Gold 6138F
20C 40T @ 2.0 GHz
33.7
33.7