Intel Core i5-3470T vs Intel Xeon Gold 6240R

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Intel Core i5-3470T CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Gold 6240R
Intel Core i5-3470T Intel Xeon Gold 6240R

CPU comparison

Intel Core i5-3470T or Intel Xeon Gold 6240R - 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 Intel Core i5-3470T has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-3470T was released in Q2/2012.

The Intel Xeon Gold 6240R has 24 cores with 48 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6240R was released in Q1/2020.
Intel Core i5 (331) Family Intel Xeon Gold (163)
Intel Core i 3000 (31) CPU group Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200 (55)
3 Generation 2
Ivy Bridge S Architecture Cascade Lake
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-3470T is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.90 GHz (3.60 GHz). The Intel Xeon Gold 6240R has 24 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.40 GHz (4.00 GHz).

Intel Core i5-3470T Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6240R
2 Cores 24
4 Threads 48
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.90 GHz Frequency 2.40 GHz
3.60 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.00 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.60 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.

Intel Core i5-3470T Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6240R
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

Intel HD Graphics 2500 GPU no iGPU
0.65 GHz GPU frequency --
1.10 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
7 GPU Generation --
22 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
6 Compute units --
48 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
11.0 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.

Intel HD Graphics 2500 GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i5-3470T supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6240R can connect up to 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels.

Intel Core i5-3470T Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6240R
DDR3-1600 Memory DDR4-2933
32 GB Max. Memory 1024 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 6 (Hexa Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 140.7 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
3.00 MB L3 Cache 38.50 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
16 PCIe lanes 48
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 47.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i5-3470T has a TDP of 35 W, that of the Intel Xeon Gold 6240R is 165 W.

Intel Core i5-3470T Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6240R
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 165 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 76 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-3470T has a 3.00 MB cache, while the Intel Xeon Gold 6240R cache has a total of 38.50 MB.

Intel Core i5-3470T Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6240R
22 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
LGA 1155 Socket LGA 3647
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2012 Release date Q1/2020
184 $ Release price 3950 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-3470T (71%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6240R (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-3470T (9%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6240R (100%)

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.
Intel Core i5-3470T Intel Core i5-3470T
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
811 (71%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6240R Intel Xeon Gold 6240R
24C 48T @ 4.00 GHz
1147 (100%)

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.
Intel Core i5-3470T Intel Core i5-3470T
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
1621 (9%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6240R Intel Xeon Gold 6240R
24C 48T @ 2.60 GHz
17218 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core i5-3470T Intel Core i5-3470T
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
640 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6240R Intel Xeon Gold 6240R
24C 48T @ 4.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core i5-3470T Intel Core i5-3470T
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
1279 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6240R Intel Xeon Gold 6240R
24C 48T @ 2.60 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.
Intel Core i5-3470T Intel Core i5-3470T
Intel HD Graphics 2500 @ 1.10 GHz
106 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6240R Intel Xeon Gold 6240R
@ 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.
Intel Core i5-3470T Intel Core i5-3470T
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
2954 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6240R Intel Xeon Gold 6240R
24C 48T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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