Intel Xeon Gold 6240 vs Intel Xeon E7-8895 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6240 and Intel Xeon E7-8895 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.

Intel Xeon Gold 6240

Intel Xeon E7-8895 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6240

3 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 15
6 more threads: 36 vs 30
Around 8% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Around 27% higher maximum core temperature: 85°C vs 67°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
Around 3% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 155 Watt
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2294 vs 2010

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	18 vs 15
Number of threads	36 vs 30
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Maximum core temperature	85°C vs 67°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 155 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2294 vs 2010

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8895 v2

Around 52% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 1 TB
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 57307 vs 47999

Specifications (specs)
L3 cache	37.5 MB vs 24.75 MB
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 1 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	57307 vs 47999

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6240
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E7-8895 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2294

2010

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

47999

57307

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6240	Intel Xeon E7-8895 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	2294	2010
PassMark - CPU mark	47999	57307

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6240	Intel Xeon E7-8895 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Ivy Bridge
Launch date	Q2'19	Q1'14
Launch price (MSRP)	$2885
Place in performance rating	499	496
Processor Number	6240	E7-8895V2
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel Xeon Processor E7 v2 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.60 GHz	2.80 GHz
L3 cache	24.75 MB	37.5 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	85°C	67°C
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	18	15
Number of threads	36	30
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s
Number of QPI Links		3
Memory
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory size	1 TB	1.5 TB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR3 1066/1333/1600
Maximum memory bandwidth		85 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	52mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	155 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		8
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	32
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	4S	S8S
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
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® Instruction Replay Technology
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)