Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y vs Intel Xeon Gold 6240R

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Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Gold 6240R
Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y Intel Xeon Gold 6240R

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y 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 Xeon Gold 6442Y has 24 cores with 48 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.00 GHz. Up to 4096 GB of memory is supported in 8 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y was released in Q1/2023.

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 Xeon Gold (163) Family Intel Xeon Gold (163)
Intel Xeon Gold 5400/6400 (25) CPU group Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200 (55)
4 Generation 2
Sapphire Rapids Architecture Cascade Lake
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y has 24 CPU cores and can calculate 48 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y is 2.00 GHz (4.00 GHz) while the Intel Xeon Gold 6240R has 24 CPU cores and 48 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Gold 6240R is at 2.40 GHz (4.00 GHz).

Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6240R
24 Cores 24
48 Threads 48
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.00 GHz Frequency 2.40 GHz
4.00 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 Xeon Gold 6442Y Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6240R
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y or Intel Xeon Gold 6240R 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.

no iGPU GPU no iGPU
GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation --
Technology
Max. displays
-- Compute units --
-- Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
-- 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.

no iGPU GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y can use up to 4096 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 307.2 GB/s. The Intel Xeon Gold 6240R supports up to 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 140.7 GB/s.

Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6240R
DDR5-4400, DDR5-4800 Memory DDR4-2933
4096 GB Max. Memory 1024 GB
8 (Octa Channel) Memory channels 6 (Hexa Channel)
307.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 140.7 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
60.00 MB L3 Cache 38.50 MB
5.0 PCIe version 3.0
80 PCIe lanes 48
315.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 47.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y is 205 W, while the Intel Xeon Gold 6240R has a TDP of 165 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6240R
205 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 165 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 76 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y is manufactured in 10 nm and has 60.00 MB cache. The Intel Xeon Gold 6240R is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 38.50 MB cache.

Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6240R
10 nm Technology 14 nm
Chiplet 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, AVX-512
LGA 4677 Socket LGA 3647
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2023 Release date Q1/2020
2878 $ Release price 3950 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6240R (85%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6240R (77%)

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 6442Y Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y
24C 48T @ 4.00 GHz
1355 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6240R Intel Xeon Gold 6240R
24C 48T @ 4.00 GHz
1147 (85%)

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 Xeon Gold 6442Y Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y
24C 48T @ 2.00 GHz
22465 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6240R Intel Xeon Gold 6240R
24C 48T @ 2.60 GHz
17218 (77%)

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 Xeon Gold 6442Y Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y
24C 48T @ 4.00 GHz
2360 (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 Xeon Gold 6442Y Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y
24C 48T @ 2.00 GHz
19583 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6240R Intel Xeon Gold 6240R
24C 48T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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