Intel Xeon Gold 6240Y vs Intel Xeon Gold 6240L

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6240Y and Intel Xeon Gold 6240L processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization.

Intel Xeon Gold 6240Y

Intel Xeon Gold 6240L

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6240L

Around 15% higher maximum core temperature: 85°C vs 74°C
4.5x more maximum memory size: 4.5 TB vs 1 TB

Maximum core temperature	85°C vs 74°C
Maximum memory size	4.5 TB vs 1 TB

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6240Y	Intel Xeon Gold 6240L
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Cascade Lake
Launch date	Q2'19	Q2'19
Launch price (MSRP)	$3208	$6236
Place in performance rating	not rated	not rated
Processor Number	6240Y	6240L
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.60 GHz	2.60 GHz
L3 cache	24.75 MB	24.75 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	74°C	85°C
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	18	18
Number of threads	36	36
Memory
Max memory channels	6	6
Maximum memory size	1 TB	4.5 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)	150 Watt	150 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	4S	4S
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)