Xeon Silver 4310T vs Gold 6240R

#ad 
Buy on Amazon
VS

Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 6240R
2020
24 cores / 48 threads, 165 Watt
21.79
+59.1%
Xeon Silver 4310T
2021
10 cores / 20 threads, 105 Watt
13.70

Xeon Gold 6240R outperforms Xeon Silver 4310T by an impressive 59% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6240R and Xeon Silver 4310T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking255560
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation19.33no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Goldno data
Power efficiency12.0411.90
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date24 February 2020 (4 years ago)6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,200no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6240R and Xeon Silver 4310T 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)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads4820
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier24no data
L1 cache1.5 MB64K (per core)
L2 cache24 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache35.75 MB15 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data88 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6240R and Xeon Silver 4310T 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
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)165 Watt105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6240R and Xeon Silver 4310T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
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 6240R and Xeon Silver 4310T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6240R and Xeon Silver 4310T are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6240R and Xeon Silver 4310T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR4-2667
Maximum memory size1 TB6 TB
Max memory channels68
Maximum memory bandwidth140.8 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6240R and Xeon Silver 4310T.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes4864

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 21.79
+59.1%
Xeon Silver 4310T 13.70

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
+59%
Xeon Silver 4310T 20973

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 21.79 13.70
Recency 24 February 2020 6 April 2021
Physical cores 24 10
Threads 48 20
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 165 Watt 105 Watt

Xeon Gold 6240R has a 59.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 140% more physical cores and 140% more threads.

Xeon Silver 4310T, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 57.1% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Gold 6240R is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Silver 4310T in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Gold 6240R and Xeon Silver 4310T, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite CPU.


Intel Xeon Gold 6240R
Xeon Gold 6240R
Intel Xeon Silver 4310T
Xeon Silver 4310T

Similar processor comparisons

We picked several similar comparisons of processors in the same market segment and performance relatively close to those reviewed on this page.

Community ratings

Here you can see how users rate the processors, as well as rate them yourself.


4.2 10 votes

Rate Xeon Gold 6240R on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
3 2 votes

Rate Xeon Silver 4310T on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions & comments

Here you can ask a question about Xeon Gold 6240R or Xeon Silver 4310T, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.