Ryzen 5 4600G vs Xeon Gold 6240Y
Primary details
Comparing Xeon Gold 6240Y and Ryzen 5 4600G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in performance ranking | not rated | 734 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 23 |
Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
Series | Intel Xeon Gold | AMD Ryzen 5 |
Architecture codename | Cascade Lake (2019−2020) | Renoir (2020−2023) |
Release date | 2 April 2019 (5 years ago) | 21 July 2020 (4 years ago) |
Launch price (MSRP) | $2,726 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Xeon Gold 6240Y and Ryzen 5 4600G 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) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
Threads | 36 | 12 |
Base clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
Boost clock speed | 3.9 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
Bus type | DMI 3.0 | no data |
Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
Multiplier | 26 | 37 |
L1 cache | 1.125 MB | 384 KB |
L2 cache | 18 MB | 3 MB |
L3 cache | 24.75 MB | 8 MB (shared) |
Chip lithography | 14 nm | 7 nm |
Die size | no data | 156 mm2 |
Maximum core temperature | 74 °C | no data |
Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 95 °C |
Number of transistors | no data | 9800 Million |
64 bit support | + | + |
Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Gold 6240Y and Ryzen 5 4600G 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 | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6240Y and Ryzen 5 4600G. 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 |
Speed Shift | + | no data |
Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
TSX | + | - |
Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | no data |
Status | Launched | no data |
Deep Learning Boost | + | - |
Security technologies
Xeon Gold 6240Y and Ryzen 5 4600G 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 6240Y and Ryzen 5 4600G 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 6240Y and Ryzen 5 4600G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
Supported memory types | DDR4-2933 | DDR4-3200 |
Maximum memory size | 1 TB | 128 GB |
Max memory channels | 6 | no data |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 140.8 GB/s | 51.196 GB/s |
ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon Vega 7 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6240Y and Ryzen 5 4600G.
PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
PCI Express lanes | 48 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
Recency | 2 April 2019 | 21 July 2020 |
Physical cores | 18 | 6 |
Threads | 36 | 12 |
Chip lithography | 14 nm | 7 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 65 Watt |
Xeon Gold 6240Y has 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads.
Ryzen 5 4600G, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 130.8% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Xeon Gold 6240Y and Ryzen 5 4600G. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Xeon Gold 6240Y is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 4600G is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Gold 6240Y and Ryzen 5 4600G, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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