Xeon Gold 6240M vs E5-2658
Primary details
Comparing Xeon E5-2658 and Xeon Gold 6240M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1460 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.38 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | no data | Intel Xeon Gold |
| Power efficiency | 3.81 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Sandy Bridge-EP (2012) | Cascade Lake (2019−2020) |
| Release date | 6 March 2012 (12 years ago) | 2 April 2019 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,462 | $5,448 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon E5-2658 and Xeon Gold 6240M 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 cores | 8 (Octa-Core) | 18 (Octadeca-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 36 |
| Base clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 26 |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 1.125 MB |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 18 MB |
| L3 cache | 20480 KB (shared) | 24.75 MB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 435 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 85 °C |
| Number of transistors | 2,270 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E5-2658 and Xeon Gold 6240M 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 configuration | 2 | 4 (Multiprocessor) |
| Socket | 2011 | Socket P |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 150 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2658 and Xeon Gold 6240M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | - |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Xeon E5-2658 and Xeon Gold 6240M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2658 and Xeon Gold 6240M are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2658 and Xeon Gold 6240M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4-2933 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 2 TB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 6 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 140.8 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2658 and Xeon Gold 6240M.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 48 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 6 March 2012 | 2 April 2019 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 18 |
| Threads | 16 | 36 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 150 Watt |
Xeon E5-2658 has 57.9% lower power consumption.
Xeon Gold 6240M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 years, 125% more physical cores and 125% more threads, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Xeon E5-2658 and Xeon Gold 6240M. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2658 and Xeon Gold 6240M, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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