Intel Xeon Gold 6240R vs Intel Xeon E5-2470 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6240R 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 6240R

Intel Xeon E5-2470 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6240R

14 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 10
28 more threads: 48 vs 20
Around 25% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Around 13% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 80°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
Around 43% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2.7x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 384 GB
Around 47% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2279 vs 1555
2.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 55775 vs 18945

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	24 vs 10
Number of threads	48 vs 20
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Maximum core temperature	90°C vs 80°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
L3 cache	35.75 MB vs 25600 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 384 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2279 vs 1555
PassMark - CPU mark	55775 vs 18945

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2470 v2

Around 74% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 165 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 165 Watt

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2279

1555

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

55775

18945

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6240R	Intel Xeon E5-2470 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	2279	1555
PassMark - CPU mark	55775	18945
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2913
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		21273

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6240R	Intel Xeon E5-2470 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Ivy Bridge EN
Launch date	Q1'20	September 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$2594
Place in performance rating	479	472
Processor Number	6240R	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	2.40 GHz	2.40 GHz
L3 cache	35.75 MB	25600 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	80°C
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	3.20 GHz
Number of cores	24	10
Number of threads	48	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)	165 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	2S	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)