Xeon Gold 6130H vs Gold 6240

Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 6240
2019
18 cores / 36 threads, 150 Watt
16.37
Xeon Gold 6130H
2018
16 cores / 32 threads, 125 Watt
22.31
+36.3%

Xeon Gold 6130H outperforms Xeon Gold 6240 by a substantial 36% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6240 and Xeon Gold 6130H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking397232
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation9.99no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Goldno data
Power efficiency10.3316.89
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)no data
Release date2 April 2019 (5 years ago)1 July 2018 (6 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 Xeon Gold 6130H 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)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads3632
Base clock speed2.6 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier26no data
L1 cache1.125 MBno data
L2 cache18 MBno data
L3 cache24.75 MB22 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature85 °Cno data
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6240 and Xeon Gold 6130H 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)no data
SocketFCLGA3647no data
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6240 and Xeon Gold 6130H. 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++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6240 and Xeon Gold 6130H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6240 and Xeon Gold 6130H are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6240 and Xeon Gold 6130H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size1 TB768 GB
Max memory channels66
Maximum memory bandwidth140.8 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6240 and Xeon Gold 6130H.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4848

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 16.37
Xeon Gold 6130H 22.31
+36.3%

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 Gold 6240 26000
Xeon Gold 6130H 35440
+36.3%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 16.37 22.31
Recency 2 April 2019 1 July 2018
Physical cores 18 16
Threads 36 32
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 125 Watt

Xeon Gold 6240 has an age advantage of 9 months, and 12.5% more physical cores and 12.5% more threads.

Xeon Gold 6130H, on the other hand, has a 36.3% higher aggregate performance score, and 20% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Gold 6130H is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 6240 in performance tests.


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