Intel Xeon Gold 6416H vs Intel Xeon Gold 6240R

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6416H and Intel Xeon Gold 6240R 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 6416H

Intel Xeon Gold 6240R

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6416H

Around 5% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 4.00 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
Around 26% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2860 vs 2358

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz vs 4.00 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
L3 cache	45 MB vs 35.75 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2860 vs 2358

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 38% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 55974 vs 40606

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	24 vs 18
Number of threads	48 vs 36
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	55974 vs 40606

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6416H
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6240R

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2860

2358

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

40606

55974

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6416H	Intel Xeon Gold 6240R
PassMark - Single thread mark	2860	2358
PassMark - CPU mark	40606	55974

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6416H	Intel Xeon Gold 6240R
Essentials
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	Q1'20
Launch price (MSRP)	$1444	$2594
Place in performance rating	354	362
Architecture codename		Cascade Lake
Processor Number		6240R
Series		2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.2 GHz	2.40 GHz
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	45 MB	35.75 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	82°C
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz	4.00 GHz
Number of cores	18	24
Number of threads	36	48
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		90°C
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR4-2933
Max memory channels		6
Maximum memory size		1 TB
Supported memory frequency		2933 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4
Sockets supported	4677	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt	165 Watt
Package Size		76.0mm x 56.5mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 80 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes		48
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		2S
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 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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)