Xeon Gold 6240R vs E-2288G

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E-2288G
2019
8 cores / 16 threads, 95 Watt
10.98
Xeon Gold 6240R
2020
24 cores / 48 threads, 165 Watt
21.00
+91.3%

Xeon Gold 6240R outperforms Xeon E-2288G by an impressive 91% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E-2288G and Xeon Gold 6240R processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking714264
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation26.2518.81
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon EIntel Xeon Gold
Power efficiency10.9412.04
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake-S WS (2018−2019)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date27 May 2019 (5 years ago)24 February 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$539$2,200

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E-2288G has 40% better value for money than Xeon Gold 6240R.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E-2288G 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads1648
Base clock speed3.7 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed5 GHz4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0DMI 3.0
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier3724
L1 cache512 KB1.5 MB
L2 cache2 MB24 MB
L3 cache16 MB (shared)35.75 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size174 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C90 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E-2288G 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
SocketFCLGA1151FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E-2288G and Xeon Gold 6240R. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon E-2288G and Xeon Gold 6240R technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E-2288G and Xeon Gold 6240R are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E-2288G and Xeon Gold 6240R. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size128 GB1 TB
Max memory channels26
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/s140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics P630no data
Max video memory128 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.2 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E-2288G and Xeon Gold 6240R integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E-2288G and Xeon Gold 6240R integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2160@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E-2288G and Xeon Gold 6240R integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E-2288G and Xeon Gold 6240R.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1648

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.

Xeon E-2288G 10.98
Xeon Gold 6240R 21.00
+91.3%

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.

Xeon E-2288G 17444
Xeon Gold 6240R 33353
+91.2%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.98 21.00
Recency 27 May 2019 24 February 2020
Physical cores 8 24
Threads 16 48
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 165 Watt

Xeon E-2288G has 73.7% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6240R, on the other hand, has a 91.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 months, and 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

The Xeon Gold 6240R is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E-2288G in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E-2288G and Xeon Gold 6240R, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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