Intel Xeon Platinum 8368 vs Gold 6240R

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Combined performance score

Xeon Gold 6240R
21.72

Platinum 8368 outperforms Gold 6240R by 176% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon Gold 6240R and Xeon Platinum 8368 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking21014
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money23.221.11
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Goldno data
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date24 February 2020 (4 years old)6 April 2021 (2 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,200no data
Current price$1312 (0.6x MSRP)$13001
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6240R has 1992% better value for money than Xeon Platinum 8368.

Technical specs

Xeon Gold 6240R and Xeon Platinum 8368 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 cores24 (Tetracosa-Core)38
Threads4876
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus support4 × 8 GT/sno data
L1 cache1.5 MB64K (per core)
L2 cache24 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache35.75 MB57 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm
Maximum core temperature90 °C84 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data83 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6240R and Xeon Platinum 8368 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 configurationno data2
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)165 Watt270 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6240R and Xeon Platinum 8368. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
StatusLaunchedLaunched

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6240R and Xeon Platinum 8368 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6240R and Xeon Platinum 8368 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6240R and Xeon Platinum 8368. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size1 TB6 TB
Max memory channels68
Maximum memory bandwidth140.8 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6240R and Xeon Platinum 8368.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes4864

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.

Xeon Gold 6240R 21.72
Xeon Platinum 8368 59.93
+176%

Platinum 8368 outperforms Gold 6240R by 176% 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%

Xeon Gold 6240R 33353
Xeon Platinum 8368 92054
+176%

Platinum 8368 outperforms Gold 6240R by 176% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 21.72 59.93
Recency 24 February 2020 6 April 2021
Physical cores 24 38
Threads 48 76
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 165 Watt 270 Watt

The Xeon Platinum 8368 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 6240R in performance tests.


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