EPYC 9254 vs Xeon Gold 6140

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 6140
2017
18 cores / 36 threads, 140 Watt
15.39
EPYC 9254
2022
24 cores / 48 threads, 200 Watt
40.80
+165%

EPYC 9254 outperforms Xeon Gold 6140 by a whopping 165% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6140 and EPYC 9254 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking45363
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.8115.86
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon GoldAMD EPYC
Power efficiency10.4019.31
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Genoa (2022−2023)
Release date25 April 2017 (7 years ago)10 November 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,445$2,299

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 9254 has 230% better value for money than Xeon Gold 6140.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6140 and EPYC 9254 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 cores18 (Octadeca-Core)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads3648
Base clock speed2.3 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz2.9 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier2329
L1 cache1.125 MB1536 KB
L2 cache18 MB24 MB
L3 cache24.75 MB128 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm5 nm, 6 nm
Die sizeno data4x 72 mm2
Maximum core temperature91 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data26,280 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6140 and EPYC 9254 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 configuration4 (Multiprocessor)2
SocketFCLGA3647SP5
Power consumption (TDP)140 Watt200 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6140 and EPYC 9254. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6140 and EPYC 9254 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6140 and EPYC 9254 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6140 and EPYC 9254. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size768 GB6 TiB
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/s460.8 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6140 and EPYC 9254.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes48128

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 Gold 6140 15.39
EPYC 9254 40.80
+165%

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 Gold 6140 24445
EPYC 9254 64815
+165%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon Gold 6140 1099
EPYC 9254 2140
+94.7%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon Gold 6140 8502
EPYC 9254 17738
+109%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.39 40.80
Recency 25 April 2017 10 November 2022
Physical cores 18 24
Threads 36 48
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 200 Watt

Xeon Gold 6140 has 42.9% lower power consumption.

EPYC 9254, on the other hand, has a 165.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The EPYC 9254 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 6140 in performance tests.


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