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Intel Xeon Gold 6138T vs Intel Core i9-7900X. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q3/2017
Intel Xeon Gold 6138T
Intel Xeon Gold 6138T
Released
Q2/2017
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Intel Core i9-7900X
Intel Core i9-7900X

What's the best choice Intel Xeon Gold 6138T or Intel Core i9-7900X? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Xeon Gold 6138T has a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. 20 Cores. Power consumption of 125 W. Released in Q3/2017.

Intel Core i9-7900X has a maximum frequency of 3.30 GHz. 10 Cores. Power consumption of 140 W. Released in Q2/2017.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    333 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    10 times more cores

    20 left arrow 10
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    125 W left arrow 140 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon Gold 6138T CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    337 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    63 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    510 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    144 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    155 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    36 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    391 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    34 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    185 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 39% better clock speed

    3.30 GHz left arrow 2.00 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 14 % better overclocked clock speed

    4.30 GHz left arrow 3.70 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i9-7900X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    217 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    88 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    209 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    104 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    174 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    122 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    412 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    212 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    164 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    23 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    68 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    51 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    61 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    196 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Xeon Gold 6138T Intel Xeon Gold 6138T
Intel Core i9-7900X Intel Core i9-7900X
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Xeon Gold left arrow Intel Core i9
  • Generation
    1 left arrow 7
  • CPU group
    Intel Xeon Gold 5100/6100 left arrow Intel Core i 7000X
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    2.00 GHz left arrow 3.30 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    20 left arrow 10
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.70 GHz left arrow 4.30 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    40 left arrow 20
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i9-7900X and Intel Xeon Gold 6138T. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2666 left arrow DDR4-2666
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    6 left arrow 4
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    48 left arrow 44
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Xeon Gold 6138T and Intel Core i9-7900X to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    125 W left arrow 140 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Xeon Gold 6138T and Intel Xeon Gold 6138T, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
  • L3-Cache
    28.00 MB left arrow 14.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Skylake left arrow Skylake X
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 3647 left arrow LGA 2066
  • Release date
    Q3/2017 left arrow Q2/2017

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Xeon Gold 6138T and Intel Core i9-7900X.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
161
Intel Xeon Gold 6138T
188
Intel Core i9-7900X
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
3069
Intel Xeon Gold 6138T
2194
Intel Core i9-7900X
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
4122
Intel Xeon Gold 6138T
4876
Intel Core i9-7900X
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
57650
Intel Xeon Gold 6138T
41255
Intel Core i9-7900X
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D
1.89
Intel Xeon Gold 6138T
2.19
Intel Core i9-7900X
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D
33.73
Intel Xeon Gold 6138T
24.1
Intel Core i9-7900X

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