[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 6240 @ 2.60GHz

Benchmarks for the [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 6240 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 6240 @ 2.60GHz

Description:

Class: Server

Socket: FCLGA3647

Clockspeed: 2.6 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.9 GHz

Cores: 18^# Threads: 36^#

Typical TDP: 150 W^#

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 16 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 16 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 16 x 1024 KB
L3 Cache: 25 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Xeon(R) Gold 6240 CPU @ 2.60GHz, Intel Xeon Gold 6240 CPU @ 2.60GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2019

CPUmark/$Price: 54.42

Overall Rank:
261st fastest in multithreading out of all multi-CPU CPUs

Last Price Change: $870.30 USD Total for 2 CPUs (2025-07-31)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

47365

Single Thread Rating

2270

Samples: 45*
*Margin for error: Low

^#The number of cores/threads and TDP is per CPU. To determine the total, multiply by the total CPU count.

CPU Test Suite Average Results for [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 6240 @ 2.60GHz

Integer Math	215,478 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	125,575 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	219 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	106,989 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	23,676 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	902,899 KBytes/Sec
Physics	3,168 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	63,549 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,270 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 6240 @ 2.60GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 11th of February 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of February 2026.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Server CPUs
As of 17th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 6240 @ 2.60GHz		47,365
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX		39,928
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz		39,780
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745		34,826
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz		34,788
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645		27,565
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		17,233
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		14,252
Hygon C86-3G (OPN:3350)		11,656
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz		11,328
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz		10,378

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 17th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		81.31
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		73.68
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645		61.71
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745		57.60
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 6240 @ 2.60GHz		54.42
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX		39.93
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz		26.35
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz		7.28
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz		NA
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz		NA
Hygon C86-3G (OPN:3350)		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 17th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745		4,117
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645		3,954
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX		2,680
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz		2,369
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 6240 @ 2.60GHz		2,270
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz		2,122
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		1,931
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		1,780
Hygon C86-3G (OPN:3350)		1,715
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz		1,329
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz		1,328

Last 5 Baselines for [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 6240 @ 2.60GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL5113164 - Feb 10 2026		34322
BL5113062 - Feb 08 2026		45732
BL3267611 - Feb 06 2026		42305
BL3264977 - Feb 05 2026 [Excluded]		10267
BL3149132 - Dec 19 2025		50388

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Xeon Gold 6240 @ 2.60GHz
As of 17th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Xeon Gold 6240 @ 2.60GHz		47,365
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX vs Intel Xeon Gold 6240		39,928 (-15.7%)
AMD EPYC 7F72 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6240		52,840 (+11.6%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5955WX vs Intel Xeon Gold 6240		48,856 (+3.1%)
AMD EPYC 7542 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6240		45,020 (-5.0%)
AMD EPYC 7343 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6240		43,644 (-7.9%)
AMD EPYC 7313P vs Intel Xeon Gold 6240		40,480 (-14.5%)
AMD EPYC 7313 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6240		38,938 (-17.8%)
AMD EPYC 7443P vs Intel Xeon Gold 6240		56,923 (+20.2%)
AMD EPYC 9115 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6240		48,514 (+2.4%)
AMD EPYC 9124 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6240		43,646 (-7.9%)
AMD EPYC 7352 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6240		40,370 (-14.8%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6242R @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Xeon Gold 6240		36,011 (-24.0%)

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