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Intel Xeon Gold 6138 vs AMD EPYC 7281

The Intel Xeon Gold 6138 @ 2.00GHz is newer than AMD EPYC 7281 also around 11% faster in multi-threaded (CPU Mark) testing, it is around 21% faster in single-thread testing. However, AMD EPYC 7281 uses around 21% more power. All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Server CPU Class.The values below were tabulated from a combined 37 benchmarks submitted from our PerformanceTest software and results and are updated daily to include new submissions.

  • The first section will show basic information for each CPU selected.
  • The additional graphs shows the CPU Mark and Single Thread values of each CPU selected.
  • An accompany graph, if price data is available, will shows the value for money, in terms of the CPU Mark/Thread Rating per dollar.
  • The last section will show approximate yearly running costs for the CPUs.
×Intel Xeon Gold 6138 @ 2.00GHz×AMD EPYC 7281+ ADD
Price $215.6 - BUY Search Online
Socket TypeFCLGA3647SP3
CPU ClassServerServer
Clockspeed2.0 GHz2.1 GHz
Turbo SpeedUp to 3.7 GHzUp to 2.7 GHz
# of Physical Cores20 (Threads: 40)16 (Threads: 32)
CacheL1: 1,280KB, L2: 20.0MB, L3: 28MBL1: 1,536KB, L2: 8.0MB, L3: 32MB
TDP125W155W
Yearly Running Cost$22.81$28.29
Other
First Seen on ChartQ4 2017Q4 2017
# of Samples343
CPU Value112.428.7
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group)2062(0.0%)1626(-21.1%)
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group)24235(0.0%)21621(-10.8%)
1 - Last seen price from our affiliates NewEgg.com & Amazon.com.

CPU Mark Rating
As of 8th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Intel Xeon Gold 6138 @ 2.00GHz
24,235
AMD EPYC 7281
21,621
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 8th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Intel Xeon Gold 6138 @ 2.00GHz
112.4
AMD EPYC 7281
28.7
CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 8th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Intel Xeon Gold 6138 @ 2.00GHz
2,062
AMD EPYC 7281
1,626
Estimated Energy Usage Cost
Estimated Energy Adjustable Values
Average hours of use per day Average CPU Utilization (0-100%)1 Power cost, $ per kWh2
8
25
1Average user usage is typically low and can vary from task to task. An estimate load 25% is nominal.
2Typical power costs vary around the world. Check your last power bill for details. Values of $0.15 to $0.45 per kWh are typical.
Intel Xeon Gold 6138 @ 2.00GHz AMD EPYC 7281
Max TDP125W155W
Power consumption per day (kWh)0.250.31
Running cost per day$0.063$0.077
Power consumption per year (kWh)91.3113.2
Running cost per year$22.81$28.29
Shown CPU power usage is based on linear interpolation of Max TDP (i.e. max load). Actual CPU power profile may vary.