Intel Xeon Gold 6240R vs Intel Xeon Gold 5220R

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6240R and Intel Xeon Gold 5220R 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 6240R

Intel Xeon Gold 5220R

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6240R

Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 86°C
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2358 vs 2338
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 55974 vs 55131

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	90°C vs 86°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2358 vs 2338
PassMark - CPU mark	55974 vs 55131

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5220R

Around 10% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 165 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 165 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6240R
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 5220R

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2358

2338

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

55974

55131

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6240R	Intel Xeon Gold 5220R
PassMark - Single thread mark	2358	2338
PassMark - CPU mark	55974	55131

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6240R	Intel Xeon Gold 5220R
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Cascade Lake
Launch date	Q1'20	24 Feb 2020
Launch price (MSRP)	$2594	$1555 - $1561
Place in performance rating	302	323
Processor Number	6240R	5220R
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2.20 GHz
L3 cache	35.75 MB	35.75 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	86°C
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	4.00 GHz
Number of cores	24	24
Number of threads	48	48
L1 cache		1.5 MB
L2 cache		24 MB
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		2
Memory
Max memory channels	6	6
Maximum memory size	1 TB	1 TB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-2667
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt	150 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	2S	2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
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	1
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)