Intel Xeon Gold 6240L vs AMD G-T56E

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Intel Xeon Gold 6240L CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD G-T56E
Intel Xeon Gold 6240L AMD G-T56E

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon Gold 6240L or AMD G-T56E - 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 G-T56E has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.65 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The AMD G-T56E was released in Q1/2012.
Intel Xeon Gold (163) Family AMD G (38)
Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200 (55) CPU group AMD G (13)
2 Generation 1
Cascade Lake Architecture Ontario (Bobcat)
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Gold 6240L is a 18 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.60 GHz (3.90 GHz). The AMD G-T56E has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.65 GHz.

Intel Xeon Gold 6240L Characteristic AMD G-T56E
18 Cores 2
36 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.60 GHz Frequency 1.65 GHz
3.90 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
3.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

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 Xeon Gold 6240L Characteristic AMD G-T56E
-- 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.

no iGPU GPU AMD Radeon HD 6250
GPU frequency 0.28 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation 3
Technology 40 nm
Max. displays 2
-- Compute units 1
-- Shader 80
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 1 GB
-- DirectX Version 11

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.

no iGPU GPU AMD Radeon HD 6250
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 Decode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon Gold 6240L supports a maximum of 4608 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The AMD G-T56E can connect up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels.

Intel Xeon Gold 6240L Characteristic AMD G-T56E
DDR4-2933 Memory DDR3-1333
4608 GB Max. Memory
6 (Hexa Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
140.7 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 10.6 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
24.75 MB L3 Cache 1.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version --
48 PCIe lanes --
47.3 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The 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 G-T56E is 18 W.

Intel Xeon Gold 6240L Characteristic AMD G-T56E
150 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 18 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Gold 6240L has a 24.75 MB cache, while the AMD G-T56E cache has a total of 1.00 MB.

Intel Xeon Gold 6240L Characteristic AMD G-T56E
14 nm Technology 40 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 ISA extensions SSE3, SSE4a
LGA 3647 Socket --
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems
Q2/2019 Release date Q1/2012
-- Release price --
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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.
Intel Xeon Gold 6240L Intel Xeon Gold 6240L
18C 36T @ 3.90 GHz
1102 (100%)
AMD G-T56E AMD G-T56E
2C 2T @ 1.65 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 Xeon Gold 6240L Intel Xeon Gold 6240L
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD G-T56E AMD G-T56E
AMD Radeon HD 6250 @ 0.28 GHz
45 (100%)

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 Xeon Gold 6240L Intel Xeon Gold 6240L
18C 36T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD G-T56E AMD G-T56E
2C 2T @ 1.65 GHz
751 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon Gold 6240L AMD G-T56E
Unknown Unknown

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