Intel Xeon Gold 6240R vs Intel Xeon Gold 6254

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6240R and Intel Xeon Gold 6254 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6240R

  • 6 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 18
  • 12 more threads: 48 vs 36
  • Around 44% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 21% lower typical power consumption: 165 Watt vs 200 Watt
  • Around 2% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 55765 vs 54569
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 24 vs 18
Number of threads 48 vs 36
L3 cache 35.75 MB vs 24.75 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 165 Watt vs 200 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 55765 vs 54569

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6254

  • Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2349 vs 2307
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2349 vs 2307

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6240R
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6254

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2307
2349
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
55765
54569
Name Intel Xeon Gold 6240R Intel Xeon Gold 6254
PassMark - Single thread mark 2307 2349
PassMark - CPU mark 55765 54569

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Gold 6240R Intel Xeon Gold 6254

Essentials

Architecture codename Cascade Lake Cascade Lake
Launch date Q1'20 2 Apr 2019
Launch price (MSRP) $2594 $3803
Place in performance rating 397 398
Processor Number 6240R
Series 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

Base frequency 2.40 GHz 3.10 GHz
L3 cache 35.75 MB 24.75 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 90°C
Maximum frequency 4.00 GHz 4.00 GHz
Number of cores 24 18
Number of threads 48 36
Bus Speed 4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache 1.125 MB
L2 cache 18 MB
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 82 °C
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 3

Memory

Max memory channels 6 6
Maximum memory size 1 TB 1 TB
Supported memory frequency 2933 MHz 2933 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4-2933 DDR4-2933
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth 131.13 GB/s

Compatibility

Package Size 76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA3647 FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 165 Watt 200 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 48 48
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
Scalability 2S 4S

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 2
Speed Shift technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Turbo Boost Max 3.0

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)