Ryzen 7 3800XT vs Xeon Gold 6240M
Primary details
Comparing Xeon Gold 6240M and Ryzen 7 3800XT processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 470 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 20.85 |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Xeon Gold | AMD Ryzen 7 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 13.39 |
| Architecture codename | Cascade Lake (2019−2020) | Matisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020) |
| Release date | 2 April 2019 (5 years ago) | 16 June 2020 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $5,448 | $399 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon Gold 6240M and Ryzen 7 3800XT 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) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 36 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.9 GHz | 4.7 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 26 | no data |
| L1 cache | 1.125 MB | 512 KB |
| L2 cache | 18 MB | 4 MB |
| L3 cache | 24.75 MB | 32 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 7 nm, 12 nm |
| Die size | no data | 74 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 85 °C | 95 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 95 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 3,800 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Gold 6240M and Ryzen 7 3800XT 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 | Socket P | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 105 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6240M and Ryzen 7 3800XT. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® AVX-512 | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| 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 | + | - |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | no data |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | + | - |
Security technologies
Xeon Gold 6240M and Ryzen 7 3800XT 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 6240M and Ryzen 7 3800XT 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 6240M and Ryzen 7 3800XT. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2933 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | 2 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 6240M and Ryzen 7 3800XT.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 48 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 2 April 2019 | 16 June 2020 |
| Physical cores | 18 | 8 |
| Threads | 36 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 105 Watt |
Xeon Gold 6240M has 125% more physical cores and 125% more threads.
Ryzen 7 3800XT, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 42.9% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Xeon Gold 6240M and Ryzen 7 3800XT. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Xeon Gold 6240M is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 7 3800XT is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Gold 6240M and Ryzen 7 3800XT, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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