i9-10940XE vs Xeon Gold 6248

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6248 and Core i9-10940XE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	312	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	9.76	no data
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	no data
Power efficiency	11.85	no data
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Cascade Lake-X (2019)
Release date	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)	19 October 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$3,072	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6248 and Core i9-10940XE 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	20 (Icosa-Core)	14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads	40	28
Base clock speed	2.5 GHz	3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	4.8 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	25	no data
L1 cache	1.25 MB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	20 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	27.5 MB	19.25 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	86 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6248 and Core i9-10940XE 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	2066
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6248 and Core i9-10940XE. 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)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6248 and Core i9-10940XE technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6248 and Core i9-10940XE are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6248 and Core i9-10940XE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4 Quad-channel
Maximum memory size	1 TB	no data
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	140.8 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6248 and Core i9-10940XE.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	48	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	2 April 2019	19 October 2019
Physical cores	20	14
Threads	40	28
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	165 Watt

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