Xeon Gold 6240 vs Platinum 8180

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Platinum 8180
2017
28 cores / 56 threads, 205 Watt
24.09
+57.7%
Xeon Gold 6240
2019
18 cores / 36 threads, 150 Watt
15.28

Xeon Platinum 8180 outperforms Xeon Gold 6240 by an impressive 58% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8180 and Xeon Gold 6240 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking211458
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.948.87
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon PlatinumIntel Xeon Gold
Power efficiency11.129.64
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date11 July 2017 (7 years ago)2 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$10,009$2,445

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6240 has 357% better value for money than Xeon Platinum 8180.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8180 and Xeon Gold 6240 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 cores28 (Octacosa-Core)18 (Octadeca-Core)
Threads5636
Base clock speed2.5 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier2526
L1 cache64K (per core)1.125 MB
L2 cache1 MB (per core)18 MB
L3 cache38.5 MB (shared)24.75 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature84 °C85 °C
Number of transistors8,000 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8180 and Xeon Gold 6240 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 configuration8 (Multiprocessor)4 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)205 Watt150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8180 and Xeon Gold 6240. 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--
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8180 and Xeon Gold 6240 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8180 and Xeon Gold 6240 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8180 and Xeon Gold 6240. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size768 GB1 TB
Max memory channels66
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/s140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8180 and Xeon Gold 6240.

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 Platinum 8180 24.09
+57.7%
Xeon Gold 6240 15.28

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 Platinum 8180 38259
+57.6%
Xeon Gold 6240 24270

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 24.09 15.28
Recency 11 July 2017 2 April 2019
Physical cores 28 18
Threads 56 36
Power consumption (TDP) 205 Watt 150 Watt

Xeon Platinum 8180 has a 57.7% higher aggregate performance score, and 55.6% more physical cores and 55.6% more threads.

Xeon Gold 6240, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 36.7% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Platinum 8180 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 6240 in performance tests.


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