Ryzen 9 5950X vs Xeon Gold 6240

General info

Comparing Xeon Gold 6240 and Ryzen 9 5950X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	296	136
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	7.23	40.00
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	AMD Ryzen 9
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Vermeer (Zen 3)
Release date	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)	5 November 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,445	$799
Current price	$2870 (1.2x MSRP)	$704 (0.9x MSRP)

Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 9 5950X has 453% better value for money than Xeon Gold 6240.

Technical specs

Xeon Gold 6240 and Ryzen 9 5950X 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	18 (Octadeca-Core)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	36	32
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	4.9 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	1.125 MB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	18 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	24.75 MB	64 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Die size	no data	CPU cores: 2x 80.7 sq. mm., I/O: 125 mm2
Maximum core temperature	85 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	95 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6240 and Ryzen 9 5950X 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	4 (Multiprocessor)	1
Socket	FCLGA3647	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6240 and Ryzen 9 5950X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	DDR4-3200 RAM, PCIe 4, MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Status	Launched	no data

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6240 and Ryzen 9 5950X 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 6240 and Ryzen 9 5950X 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 Xeon Gold 6240 and Ryzen 9 5950X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4
Maximum memory size	1 TB	128 GB
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	140.8 GB/s	51.196 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6240 and Ryzen 9 5950X.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	48	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Xeon Gold 6240 by 62% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Advantages and disadvantages

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Performance score	18.11	29.29
Recency	2 April 2019	5 November 2020
Physical cores	18	16
Threads	36	32
Cost	$2445	$799
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	105 Watt

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