Intel Xeon Gold 6240R
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Intel Xeon Gold 6240R vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q1/2020
Intel Xeon Gold 6240R
Intel Xeon Gold 6240R
Released
Q2/2018
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AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

What's the best choice Intel Xeon Gold 6240R or AMD Ryzen 5 2600X? Which processor is faster?

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

Intel Xeon Gold 6240R has a maximum frequency of 2.40 GHz. 24 Cores. Power consumption of 165 W. Released in Q1/2020.

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X has a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. 6 Cores. Power consumption of 95 W. Released in Q2/2018.

Differences

  • More number of cores

    18 times more cores

    24 left arrow 6

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon Gold 6240R CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    68 place
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    369 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 33% better clock speed

    3.60 GHz left arrow 2.40 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 5 % better overclocked clock speed

    4.20 GHz left arrow 4.00 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.58 times less performance per watt

    95 W left arrow 165 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 2600X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    273 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    221 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    287 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    217 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    243 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    234 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    490 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    471 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    74 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    119 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    28 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    151 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    73 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    124 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    392 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Xeon Gold 6240R Intel Xeon Gold 6240R
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
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 AMD Ryzen
  • Generation
    2 left arrow 2
  • CPU group
    Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200 left arrow AMD Ryzen 2000
  • Successor
    -- left arrow AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
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
    2.40 GHz left arrow 3.60 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    24 left arrow 6
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.00 GHz left arrow 4.20 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    48 left arrow 12
  • 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 AMD Ryzen 5 2600X and Intel Xeon Gold 6240R. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2933 left arrow DDR4-2933
  • Max. Memory
    1024 GB left arrow 64 GB
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    6 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    48 left arrow 20
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Xeon Gold 6240R and AMD Ryzen 5 2600X to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    165 W left arrow 95 W
  • Tjunction max.
    76 °C left arrow 95 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Xeon Gold 6240R and Intel Xeon Gold 6240R, 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 AMD-V, SVM
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L3-Cache
    38.50 MB left arrow 16.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Cascade Lake left arrow Pinnacle Ridge (Zen+)
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 12 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 3647 left arrow AM4
  • Release date
    Q1/2020 left arrow Q2/2018

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Xeon Gold 6240R and AMD Ryzen 5 2600X.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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