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AMD EPYC 9654 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6240R
Price now
2244$
Games supported
100%
- Interface
- Core clock speed
- Max video memory
- Memory type
- Memory clock speed
- Maximum resolution
- Interface
- Core clock speed
- Max video memory
- Memory type
- Memory clock speed
- Maximum resolution
Price now
6730$
Games supported
100%
General info
Comparing Xeon Gold 6240R and EPYC 9654 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 141 | 1 |
| Place by popularity | no data | 7 |
| Value for money | 13.38 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | Intel Xeon Gold | AMD EPYC |
| Architecture codename | Cascade Lake (2019−2020) | Genoa |
| Release date | 24 February 2020 (3 years old) | no data |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $2,200 | $11,805 |
| Current price | $2244 (1x MSRP) | $6730 (0.6x MSRP) |
Value for money
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Technical specs
Xeon Gold 6240R and EPYC 9654 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 | 24 (Tetracosa-Core) | 96 |
| Threads | 48 | 192 |
| Base clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Bus support | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | 1.5 MB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 24 MB | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 35.75 MB | 384 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 5 nm, 6 nm |
| Die size | no data | 12x 72 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 78,840 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Gold 6240R and EPYC 9654 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 | no data | 2 |
| Socket | FCLGA3647 | SP5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 165 Watt | 360 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6240R and EPYC 9654. 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 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | 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 |
| TSX | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon Gold 6240R and EPYC 9654 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 6240R and EPYC 9654 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 6240R and EPYC 9654. Depending on the motherboards, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2933 | DDR5-4800 |
| Maximum memory size | 1 TB | 6 TiB |
| Max memory channels | 6 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 140.8 GB/s | 460.8 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6240R and EPYC 9654.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| 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.
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.
EPYC 9654 outperforms Xeon Gold 6240R by 268% in our combined benchmark results.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
EPYC 9654 outperforms Xeon Gold 6240R by 268% in Passmark.
Advantages and disadvantages
| Performance score | 27.14 | 100.00 |
| Cost | $2200 | $11805 |
| Boost clock speed | 2400 | 3700 |
| Base clock speed | 0 | 2400 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 165 Watt | 360 Watt |
Based on the results of synthetic tests, our recommendation leans towards the EPYC 9654 due to its superior performance when compared to the Xeon Gold 6240R processor.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Gold 6240R and EPYC 9654, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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