Xeon Gold 6240R vs Pentium Gold 4417U

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium Gold 4417U
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.04
Xeon Gold 6240R
2020
24 cores / 48 threads, 165 Watt
21.00
+929%

Xeon Gold 6240R outperforms Pentium Gold 4417U by a whopping 929% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Gold 4417U and Xeon Gold 6240R processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1899258
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data19.03
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel Kaby Lake RefreshIntel Xeon Gold
Power efficiency12.8712.04
Architecture codenameKaby Lake Refresh (2017−2019)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date15 February 2019 (5 years ago)24 February 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$161$2,200

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium Gold 4417U and Xeon Gold 6240R basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads448
Base clock speed2.3 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.3 GHz4 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rate4 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data24
L1 cache256 KB1.5 MB
L2 cache1 MB24 MB
L3 cache2 MB35.75 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °C90 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Gold 4417U and Xeon Gold 6240R compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1no data
SocketFCBGA1356,FC-BGA1356FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold 4417U and Xeon Gold 6240R. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Smart Response+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Pentium Gold 4417U and Xeon Gold 6240R technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Gold 4417U and Xeon Gold 6240R are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Gold 4417U and Xeon Gold 6240R. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size32 GB1 TB
Max memory channels26
Maximum memory bandwidth34.1 GB/s140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 610no data
Max video memory32 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency950 MHzno data
Execution Units12no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Gold 4417U and Xeon Gold 6240R integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Gold 4417U and Xeon Gold 6240R integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Gold 4417U and Xeon Gold 6240R integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.4no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Gold 4417U and Xeon Gold 6240R.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1248

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Pentium Gold 4417U 2.04
Xeon Gold 6240R 21.00
+929%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Pentium Gold 4417U 3240
Xeon Gold 6240R 33353
+929%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.04 21.00
Recency 15 February 2019 24 February 2020
Physical cores 2 24
Threads 4 48
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 165 Watt

Pentium Gold 4417U has 1000% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6240R, on the other hand, has a 929.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 1100% more physical cores and 1100% more threads.

The Xeon Gold 6240R is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold 4417U in performance tests.

Be aware that Pentium Gold 4417U is a notebook processor while Xeon Gold 6240R is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium Gold 4417U and Xeon Gold 6240R, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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