Intel Xeon Gold 6240L vs Intel Xeon Gold 6234

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6240L and Intel Xeon Gold 6234 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 6240L

Intel Xeon Gold 6234

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6240L

10 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 8
20 more threads: 36 vs 16
Around 8% higher maximum core temperature: 85°C vs 79°C
4.5x more maximum memory size: 4.5 TB vs 1 TB

Number of cores	18 vs 8
Number of threads	36 vs 16
Maximum core temperature	85°C vs 79°C
Maximum memory size	4.5 TB vs 1 TB

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6234

Around 3% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
Around 15% lower typical power consumption: 130 Watt vs 150 Watt

Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt vs 150 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6240L
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6234

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6240L	Intel Xeon Gold 6234
PassMark - Single thread mark		2390
PassMark - CPU mark		30808

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6240L	Intel Xeon Gold 6234
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Cascade Lake
Launch date	Q2'19	Q2'19
Launch price (MSRP)	$6236	$2613
Place in performance rating	not rated	694
Processor Number	6240L	6234
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.60 GHz	3.30 GHz
L3 cache	24.75 MB	24.75 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	85°C	79°C
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	4.00 GHz
Number of cores	18	8
Number of threads	36	16
Memory
Max memory channels	6	6
Maximum memory size	4.5 TB	1 TB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-2933
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	130 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	4S	4S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512	Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
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	2
Speed Shift technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)