Intel Xeon Gold 6240L vs Intel Core i7-6970HQ
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| Intel Xeon Gold 6240L | Intel Core i7-6970HQ | |
CPU comparisonIntel Xeon Gold 6240L or Intel Core i7-6970HQ - 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 Intel Core i7-6970HQ has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-6970HQ was released in Q1/2016. |
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| Intel Xeon Gold (163) | Family | Intel Core i7 (298) |
| Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200 (55) | CPU group | Intel Core i 6000H (15) |
| 2 | Generation | 6 |
| Cascade Lake | Architecture | Skylake H |
| Desktop / Server | Segment | Mobile |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | 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 Intel Core i7-6970HQ has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.80 GHz (3.70 GHz). |
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| Intel Xeon Gold 6240L | Characteristic | Intel Core i7-6970HQ |
| 18 | Cores | 4 |
| 36 | Threads | 8 |
| normal | Core architecture | normal |
| Yes | Hyperthreading | Yes |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 2.60 GHz | Frequency | 2.80 GHz |
| 3.90 GHz | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | 3.70 GHz |
| 3.20 GHz | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | 3.30 GHz |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)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. |
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| no iGPU | GPU | Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580 |
| GPU frequency | 0.35 GHz | |
| -- | GPU (Turbo) | 1.05 GHz |
| -- | GPU Generation | 9 |
| Technology | 14 nm | |
| Max. displays | 3 | |
| -- | Compute units | 72 |
| -- | Shader | 576 |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| -- | Max. GPU Memory | 32 GB |
| -- | DirectX Version | 12.0 |
Hardware codec supportA 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. |
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| no iGPU | GPU | Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580 |
| No | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | Decode |
| No | Codec h264 | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec VP9 | Decode |
| No | Codec VP8 | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec AV1 | No |
| No | Codec AVC | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec VC-1 | Decode |
| No | Codec JPEG | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe Intel Xeon Gold 6240L supports a maximum of 4608 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-6970HQ can connect up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. |
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| Intel Xeon Gold 6240L | Characteristic | Intel Core i7-6970HQ |
| DDR4-2933 | Memory | DDR4-2133 |
| 4608 GB | Max. Memory | 64 GB |
| 6 (Hexa Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| 140.7 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 34.1 GB/s |
| Yes | ECC | No |
| -- | L2 Cache | -- |
| 24.75 MB | L3 Cache | 8.00 MB |
| 3.0 | PCIe version | 3.0 |
| 48 | PCIe lanes | 20 |
| 47.3 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | 19.7 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 Intel Core i7-6970HQ is 45 W. |
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| Intel Xeon Gold 6240L | Characteristic | Intel Core i7-6970HQ |
| 150 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 45 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | 35 W |
| -- | Tjunction max. | 100 °C |
Technical detailsThe Intel Xeon Gold 6240L has a 24.75 MB cache, while the Intel Core i7-6970HQ cache has a total of 8.00 MB. |
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| Intel Xeon Gold 6240L | Characteristic | Intel Core i7-6970HQ |
| 14 nm | Technology | 14 nm |
| Monolithic | Chip design | Monolithic |
| x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 | ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 |
| LGA 3647 | Socket | BGA 1440 |
| VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d | Virtualization | VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d |
| Yes | AES-NI | Yes |
| Windows 10, Linux | Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux |
| Q2/2019 | Release date | Q1/2016 |
| -- | Release price | 623 $ |
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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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Intel Core i7-6970HQ
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Xeon Gold 6240L
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Intel Core i7-6970HQ
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580 @ 1.05 GHz |
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| Intel Xeon Gold 6240L | Intel Core i7-6970HQ |
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