Intel Xeon Gold 6240 vs Intel Xeon E5-2470 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6240 and Intel Xeon E5-2470 v2 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon Gold 6240

Intel Xeon E5-2470 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6240

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 10
16 more threads: 36 vs 20
Around 22% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 85°C vs 80°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
2.7x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 384 GB
Around 48% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2308 vs 1555
2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 48736 vs 19022

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	18 vs 10
Number of threads	36 vs 20
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Maximum core temperature	85°C vs 80°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 384 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2308 vs 1555
PassMark - CPU mark	48736 vs 19022

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2470 v2

Around 1% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 58% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 150 Watt

L3 cache	25600 KB (shared) vs 24.75 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 150 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6240
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2470 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2308

1555

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

48736

19022

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6240	Intel Xeon E5-2470 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	2308	1555
PassMark - CPU mark	48736	19022
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2913
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		21273

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6240	Intel Xeon E5-2470 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Ivy Bridge EN
Launch date	Q2'19	September 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$2885
Place in performance rating	473	477
Processor Number	6240	E5-2470V2
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$2,250
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		1.68
Performance
Base frequency	2.60 GHz	2.40 GHz
L3 cache	24.75 MB	25600 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	85°C	80°C
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	3.20 GHz
Number of cores	18	10
Number of threads	36	20
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s QPI
Die size		160 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
Number of QPI Links		1
Transistor count		1400 million
VID voltage range		0.65-1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	6	3
Maximum memory size	1 TB	384 GB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		38.4 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	45mm x 42.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	24
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	4S	2S Only
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512	Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2
Speed Shift technology
Idle States
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® TSX-NI
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)