Ryzen 5 4600H vs Xeon Gold 6240

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 6240
2019
18 cores / 36 threads, 150 Watt
15.28
+68.3%
Ryzen 5 4600H
2020
6 cores / 12 threads, 45 Watt
9.08

Xeon Gold 6240 outperforms Ryzen 5 4600H by an impressive 68% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6240 and Ryzen 5 4600H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking458849
Place by popularitynot in top-10064
Cost-effectiveness evaluation8.87no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon GoldAMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)
Power efficiency9.6319.08
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Renoir-H (Zen 2) (2020)
Release date2 April 2019 (5 years ago)6 January 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,445no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6240 and Ryzen 5 4600H 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads3612
Base clock speed2.6 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier2630
L1 cache1.125 MB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache18 MB512 KB (per core)
L3 cache24.75 MB8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm
Die sizeno data156 mm2
Maximum core temperature85 °C105 °C
Number of transistorsno data9,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6240 and Ryzen 5 4600H 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)1
SocketFCLGA3647FP6
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6240 and Ryzen 5 4600H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI++
FMA-+
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
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6240 and Ryzen 5 4600H 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 6240 and Ryzen 5 4600H 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 6240 and Ryzen 5 4600H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR4
Maximum memory size1 TB64 GB
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidth140.8 GB/s68.27 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 1500 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6240 and Ryzen 5 4600H.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes48no data

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 6240 15.28
+68.3%
Ryzen 5 4600H 9.08

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 6240 24270
+68.3%
Ryzen 5 4600H 14417

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.28 9.08
Recency 2 April 2019 6 January 2020
Physical cores 18 6
Threads 36 12
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 45 Watt

Xeon Gold 6240 has a 68.3% higher aggregate performance score, and 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

Ryzen 5 4600H, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 months, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 233.3% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Gold 6240 is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 4600H in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 6240 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 4600H is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Gold 6240 and Ryzen 5 4600H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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