Intel Xeon Gold 6240R Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Xeon Gold 6240R features 24 processor cores and has the capability to manage 48 threads concurrently. It was released in Q1/2020 and belongs to the 2 generation of the Intel Xeon Gold series. To use the Intel Xeon Gold 6240R, you'll need a motherboard with a LGA 3647 socket.
Name: Intel Xeon Gold 6240R
Family: Intel Xeon Gold
Group: Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 2

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Gold 6240R has 24 CPU cores and can calculate 48 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Gold 6240R is 2.4 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 4.0 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.
CPU Cores: 24
Threads: 48
Cores: 24x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 2.4 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 4.0 GHz

Memory & PCIe

The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 1.0 TB distributed across 6 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 140.7 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
Memory type: DDR4-2933
Max. Memory: 1.0 TB
Memory channels: 6
Bandwidth: 140.7 GB/s
ECC: Yes
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 165 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): 165 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: 76 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Gold 6240R 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 38.5 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: 38.5 MB
Architecture: Cascade Lake
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: Q1/2020
Release price: 3950 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

AMD EPYC 7313
16C 32T @ 3.0 GHz
18665
18665
Intel Xeon Gold 6212U
24C 48T @ 2.4 GHz
18344
18344
Intel Xeon Gold 6240R
24C 48T @ 2.4 GHz
17218
17218
Intel Xeon Gold 6242R
20C 40T @ 3.1 GHz
16735
16735
Intel Xeon Silver 4314
16C 32T @ 2.4 GHz
16689
16689

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

AMD Ryzen 7 4800U
8C 16T @ 1.8 GHz
1147
1147
AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS
8C 16T @ 2.9 GHz
1147
1147
Intel Xeon Gold 6240R
24C 48T @ 2.4 GHz
1147
1147
AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS
8C 16T @ 2.9 GHz
1147
1147
AMD Ryzen 7 4800U
8C 16T @ 1.8 GHz
1147
1147

All benchmarks for Intel Xeon Gold 6240R