Xeon Gold 6336Y vs i7-940XM Extreme Edition

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-940XM Extreme Edition and Xeon Gold 6336Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	160
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Core i7EE	no data
Power efficiency	no data	14.66
Architecture codename	Nehalem (2008−2010)	Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date	5 February 2010 (14 years ago)	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,096	no data

Detailed specifications

Core i7-940XM Extreme Edition and Xeon Gold 6336Y 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 cores	4 (Quad-Core)	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	8	48
Base clock speed	no data	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.13 GHz	3.6 GHz
Bus type	DMI	no data
Bus rate	2.5 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	16	no data
L1 cache	256 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB	36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	10 nm
Die size	296 mm2	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	80 °C
Number of transistors	774 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-940XM Extreme Edition and Xeon Gold 6336Y 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	2
Socket	no data	FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)	55 Watt	185 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-940XM Extreme Edition and Xeon Gold 6336Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	-	+
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Core i7-940XM Extreme Edition and Xeon Gold 6336Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	no data	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-940XM Extreme Edition and Xeon Gold 6336Y are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-940XM Extreme Edition and Xeon Gold 6336Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1333	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	8 GB	6 TB
Max memory channels	2	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.335 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-940XM Extreme Edition and Xeon Gold 6336Y.

PCIe version	2.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	16	64

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	5 February 2010	6 April 2021
Physical cores	4	24
Threads	8	48
Chip lithography	45 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	55 Watt	185 Watt

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