Xeon Gold 6240L vs EPYC 7551

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7551 and Xeon Gold 6240L processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	469	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	18.31	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	AMD EPYC	Intel Xeon Gold
Architecture codename	Naples (2017−2018)	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date	29 June 2017 (7 years ago)	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$3,400	$10,342
Current price	$252 (0.1x MSRP)	$1275 (0.1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7551 and Xeon Gold 6240L 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	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)	18 (Octadeca-Core)
Threads	64	36
Base clock speed	2 GHz	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	3.9 GHz
Bus support	no data	4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache	96K (per core)	1.125 MB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	18 MB
L3 cache	64 MB (shared)	24.75 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	192 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	85 °C
Number of transistors	4,800 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7551 and Xeon Gold 6240L 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	2 (Multiprocessor)	4 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	TR4	FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)	180 Watt	150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7551 and Xeon Gold 6240L. 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)	no data	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	no data	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
Status	no data	Launched

Security technologies

EPYC 7551 and Xeon Gold 6240L 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 EPYC 7551 and Xeon Gold 6240L are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7551 and Xeon Gold 6240L. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Eight-channel	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	2 TiB	4.5 TB
Max memory channels	8	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	170.671 GB/s	140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7551 and Xeon Gold 6240L.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	128	48

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	29 June 2017	2 April 2019
Physical cores	32	18
Threads	64	36
Cost	$3400	$10342
Power consumption (TDP)	180 Watt	150 Watt

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