Intel Xeon Gold 6240R vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6240R and Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M 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 Platinum 8260M

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6240R

Around 3% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 55974 vs 55297

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	55974 vs 55297

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M

Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2472 vs 2358

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2472 vs 2358

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6240R
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2358

2472

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

55974

55297

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6240R	Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M
PassMark - Single thread mark	2358	2472
PassMark - CPU mark	55974	55297

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6240R	Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Cascade Lake
Launch date	Q1'20	11 Dec 2018
Launch price (MSRP)	$2594	$5383
Place in performance rating	302	284
Processor Number	6240R	8260M
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2.40 GHz
L3 cache	35.75 MB	35.75 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	90°C
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	24	24
Number of threads	48	48
L1 cache		1.5 MB
L2 cache		24 MB
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
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt	165 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	2S	S8S
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)