Intel Core i7-8559U vs Intel Xeon Gold 6240

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,250

Rank #657

vs
5,365

Rank #578

5,250
5,365

Xeon Gold 6240 wins by 2.1% (Rank #657 vs #578)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,550

Rank #516

vs
5,309

Rank #719

5,550
5,309

Core i7-8559U wins by 4.3% (Rank #516 vs #719)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,800

Rank #842

vs
5,449

Rank #415

4,800
5,449

Xeon Gold 6240 wins by 11.9% (Rank #842 vs #415)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,743

Rank #590

vs
5,472

Rank #186

4,743
5,472

Xeon Gold 6240 wins by 13.3% (Rank #590 vs #186)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,703

Rank #669

vs
5,572

Rank #190

4,703
5,572

Xeon Gold 6240 wins by 15.6% (Rank #669 vs #190)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,828

Rank #536

vs
5,695

Rank #141

4,828
5,695

Xeon Gold 6240 wins by 15.2% (Rank #536 vs #141)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Core i7-8559U Xeon Gold 6240 Diff
Cores
4
18
-77.8%
Threads
8
36
-77.8%
Base Frequency
2,700 MHz
2,600 MHz
+3.7%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
4,500 MHz
3,900 MHz
+13.3%
Turbo Frequency (2 cores)
4,500 MHz
--
Turbo Frequency (4 cores)
4,100 MHz
--
Clock Multiplier
27x
26x
+3.7%
L1 Cache
256 KB
1,152 KB
-77.8%
L2 Cache
1 MiB
18 MiB
-94.4%
L3 Cache
8 MiB
25 MiB
-67.7%
Memory Channels
2
6
-66.7%
Maximum Memory
32 GB
1,024 GB
-96.9%
Max Bandwidth
36 GB/s
131 GB/s
-72.7%
PCIe Lanes
16
48
-66.7%
Max CPUs
1
4
-75%
TDP (lower is better)
28 W
150 W
81.3% less
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
14 nm
0%

General Information

Specification Core i7-8559U Xeon Gold 6240
Designer Intel Intel
Family Core Xeon
Series i7-8000 6200
Model Number i7-8559U 6240
Microarchitecture Coffee Lake Cascade Lake
Core Name Coffee Lake U Cascade Lake SP
Core Family 6 6
Core Model 142 85
Socket BGA1356 Socket P and LGA-3647
Package FCBGA-1528 FCLGA-3647
Chipset 300 Lewisburg
Memory Type DDR4-2400 and LPDDR3-2133 DDR4-2933
ECC Support No Yes
PCIe Revision 3.0 3.0
PCIe Configuration 1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1, 4x1 1x16, x8, x4
Market Segment Mobile Server
Release Price $431.00 $2,445.00
Locked Multiplier Yes Yes

Designer

Core i7-8559U
Intel
Xeon Gold 6240
Intel

Family

Core i7-8559U
Core
Xeon Gold 6240
Xeon

Series

Core i7-8559U
i7-8000
Xeon Gold 6240
6200

Model Number

Core i7-8559U
i7-8559U
Xeon Gold 6240
6240

Microarchitecture

Core i7-8559U
Coffee Lake
Xeon Gold 6240
Cascade Lake

Core Name

Core i7-8559U
Coffee Lake U
Xeon Gold 6240
Cascade Lake SP

Core Family

Core i7-8559U
6
Xeon Gold 6240
6

Core Model

Core i7-8559U
142
Xeon Gold 6240
85

Socket

Core i7-8559U
BGA1356
Xeon Gold 6240
Socket P and LGA-3647

Package

Core i7-8559U
FCBGA-1528
Xeon Gold 6240
FCLGA-3647

Chipset

Core i7-8559U
300
Xeon Gold 6240
Lewisburg

Memory Type

Core i7-8559U
DDR4-2400 and LPDDR3-2133
Xeon Gold 6240
DDR4-2933

ECC Support

Core i7-8559U
No
Xeon Gold 6240
Yes

PCIe Revision

Core i7-8559U
3.0
Xeon Gold 6240
3.0

PCIe Configuration

Core i7-8559U
1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1, 4x1
Xeon Gold 6240
1x16, x8, x4

Market Segment

Core i7-8559U
Mobile
Xeon Gold 6240
Server

Release Price

Core i7-8559U
$431.00
Xeon Gold 6240
$2,445.00

Locked Multiplier

Core i7-8559U
Yes
Xeon Gold 6240
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core i7-8559U Xeon Gold 6240
Process 14 nm 14 nm
Die Area 123 mm² --
Manufacturer Intel Intel
Technology CMOS CMOS
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) x86-64 (x86)

Process

Core i7-8559U
14 nm
Xeon Gold 6240
14 nm

Die Area

Core i7-8559U
123 mm²
Xeon Gold 6240
--

Manufacturer

Core i7-8559U
Intel
Xeon Gold 6240
Intel

Technology

Core i7-8559U
CMOS
Xeon Gold 6240
CMOS

Word Size

Core i7-8559U
64-bit
Xeon Gold 6240
64-bit

ISA

Core i7-8559U
x86-64 (x86)
Xeon Gold 6240
x86-64 (x86)

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Core i7-8559U Xeon Gold 6240
GPU Iris Plus Graphics 655 --
GPU Designer Intel --
GPU Max Frequency 1200 MHz --
Execution Units 48 --

GPU

Core i7-8559U
Iris Plus Graphics 655
Xeon Gold 6240
--

GPU Designer

Core i7-8559U
Intel
Xeon Gold 6240
--

GPU Max Frequency

Core i7-8559U
1200 MHz
Xeon Gold 6240
--

Execution Units

Core i7-8559U
48
Xeon Gold 6240
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core i7-8559U Xeon Gold 6240
ABM
ADX
AES
AVX
AVX-512
AVX2
AVX512BW
AVX512CD
AVX512DQ
AVX512F
AVX512VL
AVX512VNNI
AVX512_VNNI
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
DL Boost
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA3
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
KPT
MBE Ctrl
MMX
MPX
MWT
NM
NX
PTT
Protected
RdRand
Real
Run Sure
SGX
SMEP
SMM
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSSE3
SST
Secure Key
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VMD
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64