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.

 

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 484 489
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)