AMD Ryzen 5 2600H vs Intel Xeon Gold 6240M

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AMD Ryzen 5 2600H CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Gold 6240M
AMD Ryzen 5 2600H Intel Xeon Gold 6240M

CPU comparison

AMD Ryzen 5 2600H or Intel Xeon Gold 6240M - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The AMD Ryzen 5 2600H has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 2600H was released in Q4/2018.

The Intel Xeon Gold 6240M has 18 cores with 36 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.90 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6240M was released in Q2/2019.
AMD Ryzen 5 (84) Family Intel Xeon Gold (163)
AMD Ryzen 2000H (2) CPU group Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200 (55)
1 Generation 2
Raven Ridge (Zen) Architecture Cascade Lake
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Ryzen 5 2600H has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 5 2600H is 3.20 GHz (3.60 GHz) while the Intel Xeon Gold 6240M has 18 CPU cores and 36 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Gold 6240M is at 2.60 GHz (3.90 GHz).

AMD Ryzen 5 2600H Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6240M
4 Cores 18
8 Threads 36
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.20 GHz Frequency 2.60 GHz
3.60 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.90 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.20 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AMD Ryzen 5 2600H Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6240M
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The AMD Ryzen 5 2600H or Intel Xeon Gold 6240M has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Raven Ridge) GPU no iGPU
1.10 GHz GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
8 GPU Generation --
14 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
8 Compute units --
512 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Raven Ridge) GPU no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The AMD Ryzen 5 2600H can use up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 51.2 GB/s. The Intel Xeon Gold 6240M supports up to GB of memory in 6 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 140.7 GB/s.

AMD Ryzen 5 2600H Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6240M
DDR4-3200 Memory DDR4-2933
32 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 6 (Hexa Channel)
51.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 140.7 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache 24.75 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
12 PCIe lanes 48
11.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 47.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Ryzen 5 2600H is 45 W, while the Intel Xeon Gold 6240M has a TDP of 150 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD Ryzen 5 2600H Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6240M
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 150 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
35 W TDP up --
54 W TDP down --
95 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen 5 2600H is manufactured in 14 nm and has 4.00 MB cache. The Intel Xeon Gold 6240M is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 24.75 MB cache.

AMD Ryzen 5 2600H Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6240M
14 nm Technology 14 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
FP5 Socket LGA 3647
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2018 Release date Q2/2019
195 $ Release price 5448 $
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Ryzen 5 2600H AMD Ryzen 5 2600H
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
834 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6240M Intel Xeon Gold 6240M
18C 36T @ 3.90 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Ryzen 5 2600H AMD Ryzen 5 2600H
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
2765 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6240M Intel Xeon Gold 6240M
18C 36T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD Ryzen 5 2600H AMD Ryzen 5 2600H
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.10 GHz
1126 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6240M Intel Xeon Gold 6240M
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD Ryzen 5 2600H AMD Ryzen 5 2600H
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
7890 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6240M Intel Xeon Gold 6240M
18C 36T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

AMD Ryzen 5 2600H Intel Xeon Gold 6240M
HP Pavilion All-in-One 24-xa0023ng Unknown

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