EPYC 9374F vs Xeon Gold 6240R

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 6240R
2020
24 cores / 48 threads, 165 Watt
21.00
EPYC 9374F
2022
32 cores / 64 threads, 320 Watt
50.25
+139%

EPYC 9374F outperforms Xeon Gold 6240R by a whopping 139% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6240R and EPYC 9374F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26435
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation18.817.36
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon GoldAMD EPYC
Power efficiency12.0414.86
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Genoa (2022−2023)
Release date24 February 2020 (4 years ago)10 November 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,200$4,850

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6240R has 156% better value for money than EPYC 9374F.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6240R and EPYC 9374F 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 cores24 (Tetracosa-Core)32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads4864
Base clock speed2.4 GHz3.85 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz3.85 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier2438.5
L1 cache1.5 MB2 MB
L2 cache24 MB32 MB
L3 cache35.75 MB256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm5 nm, 6 nm
Die sizeno data8x 72 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data52,560 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6240R and EPYC 9374F 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 configurationno data2
SocketFCLGA3647SP5
Power consumption (TDP)165 Watt320 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6240R and EPYC 9374F. 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+
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6240R and EPYC 9374F 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 6240R and EPYC 9374F 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 6240R and EPYC 9374F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size1 TB6 TiB
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidth140.8 GB/s460.8 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6240R and EPYC 9374F.

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 6240R 21.00
EPYC 9374F 50.25
+139%

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 6240R 33353
EPYC 9374F 79826
+139%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 21.00 50.25
Recency 24 February 2020 10 November 2022
Physical cores 24 32
Threads 48 64
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 165 Watt 320 Watt

Xeon Gold 6240R has 93.9% lower power consumption.

EPYC 9374F, on the other hand, has a 139.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The EPYC 9374F is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 6240R in performance tests.


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