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Intel Xeon Gold 6208U vs Intel Core i9-10940X. Specifications

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Released
Q1/2020
Intel Xeon Gold 6208U
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Q4/2019
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Intel Core i9-10940X
Intel Core i9-10940X

What's the best choice Intel Xeon Gold 6208U or Intel Core i9-10940X? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

Intel Xeon Gold 6208U has a base frequency of 2.90 GHz. 16 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 150 W. Released in Q1/2020.

Intel Core i9-10940X has a base frequency of 3.30 GHz. 14 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 165 W. Released in Q4/2019.

Differences

  • More number of cores

    2 more cores

    16 left arrow 14
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    150 W left arrow 165 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon Gold 6208U CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

No data
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    39 left arrow place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 14% better clock speed

    3.30 GHz left arrow 2.90 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 23 % higher specified turbo frequency

    4.80 GHz left arrow 3.90 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i9-10940X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    157 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    44 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    101 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    54 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    248 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    57 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Xeon Gold 6208U Intel Xeon Gold 6208U
Intel Core i9-10940X Intel Core i9-10940X
CPU family and group

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

  • CPU group
    Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200 left arrow Intel Core i 10000X
  • Family
    Intel Xeon Gold left arrow Intel Core i9
  • Generation
    2 left arrow 10
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    2.9 GHz left arrow 3.3 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    16 left arrow 14
  • CPU Threads
    32 left arrow 28
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    3.9 GHz left arrow 4.8 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (16 Cores)
    2.6 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (14 Cores)
    - left arrow 4.2 GHz
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 None
  • GPU Turbo
    No turbo left arrow -
  • Graphics verification source
    - left arrow https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000027144/processors/intel-core-processors.html
Hardware codec support

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

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i9-10940X and Intel Xeon Gold 6208U. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
  • Max. Memory
    1024 GB left arrow 256 GB
  • Memory channels
    6 left arrow 4
  • Memory type
    DDR4-2933 left arrow DDR4-2933
  • PCIe lanes
    48 left arrow 48
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Xeon Gold 6208U and Intel Core i9-10940X Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    - left arrow 86 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    150 W left arrow 165 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Xeon Gold 6208U and Intel Core i9-10940X, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Cascade Lake left arrow Cascade Lake
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
  • L3-Cache
    22.00 MB left arrow 19.00 MB
  • Release date
    Q1/2020 left arrow Q4/2019
  • Socket
    LGA 3647 left arrow LGA 2066
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

No comparable benchmark results are available yet. Specifications alone do not determine which model is faster.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

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