Ryzen 9 9900X vs Xeon Gold 6240Y

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6240Y and Ryzen 9 9900X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated109
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data63.19
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon Goldno data
Power efficiencyno data27.17
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Granite Ridge (2024)
Release date2 April 2019 (5 years ago)15 August 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,726$499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6240Y and Ryzen 9 9900X 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)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads3624
Base clock speed2.6 GHz4.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz5.6 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier26no data
L1 cache1.125 MB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache18 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache24.75 MB64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm4 nm
Die sizeno data2x 70.6 mm2
Maximum core temperature74 °C95 °C
Number of transistorsno data16,630 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6240Y and Ryzen 9 9900X 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
SocketFCLGA3647AM5
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6240Y and Ryzen 9 9900X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512SMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A
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 6240Y and Ryzen 9 9900X 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 6240Y and Ryzen 9 9900X 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 6240Y and Ryzen 9 9900X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR5
Maximum memory size1 TBno data
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidth140.8 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon Graphics

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6240Y and Ryzen 9 9900X.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes4824

Pros & cons summary


Recency 2 April 2019 15 August 2024
Physical cores 18 12
Threads 36 24
Chip lithography 14 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 120 Watt

Xeon Gold 6240Y has 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

Ryzen 9 9900X, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 25% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Gold 6240Y and Ryzen 9 9900X. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 6240Y is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 9 9900X is a desktop one.


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