Intel Xeon Gold 6240R vs Intel Core i7-4770K

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6240R and Intel Core i7-4770K processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Xeon Gold 6240R

Intel Core i7-4770K

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6240R

20 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 4
40 more threads: 48 vs 8
Around 3% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
Around 24% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 72.72°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
4.5x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
32x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 32 GB
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2279 vs 2161
7.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 55775 vs 7139

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	24 vs 4
Number of threads	48 vs 8
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
Maximum core temperature	90°C vs 72.72°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
L3 cache	35.75 MB vs 8 MB
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 32 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2279 vs 2161
PassMark - CPU mark	55775 vs 7139

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-4770K

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 96% lower typical power consumption: 84 Watt vs 165 Watt

Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	84 Watt vs 165 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6240R
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-4770K

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2279

2161

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

55775

7139

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6240R	Intel Core i7-4770K
PassMark - Single thread mark	2279	2161
PassMark - CPU mark	55775	7139
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		982
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3688
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		2549
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		5.223
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		89.554
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.625
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.525
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		6.308
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1347
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2349
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3778
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1347
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2349
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3778

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6240R	Intel Core i7-4770K
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Haswell
Launch date	Q1'20	1 June 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$2594	$399
Place in performance rating	479	1592
Processor Number	6240R	i7-4770K
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Desktop
Price now		$284.99
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		10.43
Performance
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	3.50 GHz
L3 cache	35.75 MB	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	72.72°C
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	24	4
Number of threads	48	8
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
Die size		177 mm
L1 cache		256 KB
L2 cache		1 MB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Transistor count		1400 Million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory size	1 TB	32 GB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt	84 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013D
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	Up to 3.0
Scalability	2S	1S Only
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Anti-Theft technology
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® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
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
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Graphics
Device ID		0x412
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.25 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.25 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		2 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over VGA		1920x1200@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		11.2/12
OpenGL		4.3