Ryzen Z1 vs Xeon Gold 6240Y

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6240Y and Ryzen Z1 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated651
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon GoldPhoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040)
Power efficiencyno data75.28
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Phoenix (Zen4) (2023)
Release date2 April 2019 (5 years ago)May 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,726no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6240Y and Ryzen Z1 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 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz4.9 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier26no data
L1 cache1.125 MB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache18 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache24.75 MB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm4 nm
Die sizeno data137 mm2
Maximum core temperature74 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6240Y and Ryzen Z1 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
SocketFCLGA3647FP8
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6240Y and Ryzen Z1. 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 6240Y and Ryzen Z1 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 Z1 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 Z1. 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 740M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6240Y and Ryzen Z1.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes4820

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 18 6
Threads 36 12
Chip lithography 14 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 15 Watt

Xeon Gold 6240Y has 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

Ryzen Z1, on the other hand, has a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 900% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Gold 6240Y and Ryzen Z1. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 6240Y is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen Z1 is a notebook one.


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