Intel Xeon Gold 6240L vs AMD EPYC 7552
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| Intel Xeon Gold 6240L | AMD EPYC 7552 | |
CPU comparisonIntel Xeon Gold 6240L or AMD EPYC 7552 - 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 Xeon Gold 6240L has 18 cores with 36 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.90 GHz. Up to 4608 GB of memory is supported in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6240L was released in Q2/2019. The AMD EPYC 7552 has 48 cores with 96 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 7552 was released in Q3/2019. |
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| Intel Xeon Gold (163) | Family | AMD EPYC (129) |
| Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200 (55) | CPU group | AMD EPYC 7002 (24) |
| 2 | Generation | 2 |
| Cascade Lake | Architecture | Rome (Zen 2) |
| Desktop / Server | Segment | Desktop / Server |
| -- | Predecessor | AMD EPYC 7551 |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Intel Xeon Gold 6240L is a 18 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.60 GHz (3.90 GHz). The AMD EPYC 7552 has 48 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.20 GHz (3.30 GHz). |
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| Intel Xeon Gold 6240L | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 7552 |
| 18 | Cores | 48 |
| 36 | Threads | 96 |
| normal | Core architecture | normal |
| Yes | Hyperthreading | Yes |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 2.60 GHz | Frequency | 2.20 GHz |
| 3.90 GHz | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | 3.30 GHz |
| 3.20 GHz | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | 2.50 GHz |
Memory & PCIeThe Intel Xeon Gold 6240L supports a maximum of 4608 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 7552 can connect up to GB of memory in 8 memory channels. |
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| Intel Xeon Gold 6240L | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 7552 |
| DDR4-2933 | Memory | DDR4-3200 |
| 4608 GB | Max. Memory | |
| 6 (Hexa Channel) | Memory channels | 8 (Octa Channel) |
| 140.7 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 51.2 GB/s |
| Yes | ECC | Yes |
| -- | L2 Cache | -- |
| 24.75 MB | L3 Cache | 192.00 MB |
| 3.0 | PCIe version | 4.0 |
| 48 | PCIe lanes | 128 |
| 47.3 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | 252.0 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Xeon Gold 6240L has a TDP of 150 W, that of the AMD EPYC 7552 is 200 W. |
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| Intel Xeon Gold 6240L | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 7552 |
| 150 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 200 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| -- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe Intel Xeon Gold 6240L has a 24.75 MB cache, while the AMD EPYC 7552 cache has a total of 192.00 MB. |
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| Intel Xeon Gold 6240L | Characteristic | AMD EPYC 7552 |
| 14 nm | Technology | 7 nm |
| Monolithic | Chip design | Chiplet |
| x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 | ISA extensions | SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 |
| LGA 3647 | Socket | SP3 |
| VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d | Virtualization | AMD-V, SVM |
| Yes | AES-NI | Yes |
| Windows 10, Linux | Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux |
| Q2/2019 | Release date | Q3/2019 |
| -- | Release price | 7000 $ |
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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.
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Intel Xeon Gold 6240L
18C 36T @ 3.90 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 7552
48C 96T @ 3.30 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Xeon Gold 6240L
18C 36T @ 3.20 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 7552
48C 96T @ 2.50 GHz |
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Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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Intel Xeon Gold 6240L
18C 36T @ 3.90 GHz |
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AMD EPYC 7552
48C 96T @ 3.30 GHz |
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| Intel Xeon Gold 6240L | AMD EPYC 7552 |
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