Intel Xeon Gold 6240Y Processor

Brand: Intel | Category: CPUs

SKU: intel-xeon-gold-6240y-processor | Part #: CD8069504200501 | MPN: CD8069504200501

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Intel's Xeon Gold 6240Y processor (part number CD8069504200501) is purpose-built for virtualisation-heavy environments where consolidation density and per-socket throughput matter more than peak single-thread speed. With 18 cores and 36 threads operating at a base frequency of 2.5 GHz and turbo up to 3.9 GHz, this processor strikes a practical balance between power envelope and sustained multi-threaded workload handling. The 24 MB L3 cache provides the working-set depth needed for simultaneous virtual machine contexts, making it the natural choice for infrastructure teams managing hundreds of guest instances on shared hardware. This is the processor that platform architects and hypervisor-focused infrastructure leaders reach for when they need to run dense, mixed-workload consolidation without the cost or power penalty of the higher-core-count Platinum line.

The Cascade Lake architecture underpinning the Intel Xeon Gold 6240Y brought meaningful improvements in instruction-level parallelism and memory bandwidth efficiency compared to its Skylake predecessors. At 14 nanometres, the process delivers a 165W TDP that allows single-socket and dual-socket configurations to fit within standard data centre power and cooling budgets without requiring exotic thermal solutions. Organisations running virtualised databases, application servers, or hybrid cloud workloads benefit from the architecture's improved cache coherency and the ability to sustain high core utilisation without thermal throttling under sustained load. The processor integrates Intel's built-in security features—Spectre and Meltdown mitigations, control-flow enforcement, and memory encryption support—at no performance cost, a critical consideration for compliance-heavy sectors and multi-tenant cloud operators.

Memory support extends to DDR4 modules running at 2933 MHz, and the FCLGA3647 socket (Socket P) design ensures compatibility with the full ecosystem of Intel Xeon Gold-class motherboards and OEM systems. This means that procurement and qualification paths are straightforward; most major OEMs and integrators already maintain validated configurations for this processor, reducing deployment risk. Infrastructure teams evaluating the Intel Xeon Gold 6240Y (CD8069504200501) will find extensive third-party benchmarking data across virtualisation frameworks like VMware vSphere, Hyper-V, and KVM, allowing informed capacity planning without guesswork. The processor's sweet spot is the 1U or 2U dual-socket system, where it delivers substantial improvement in virtual machine density and application response time compared to older-generation hardware at a refresh cycle cost that pencils out within two to three years.

The secondary use case—one that's becoming increasingly common—is consolidation of scale-out database tier workloads, particularly PostgreSQL and MySQL deployments where core count and cache size matter more than extreme clock speed. Companies managing multi-terabyte relational databases on premises or in private cloud often choose the Intel Xeon Gold line to balance query concurrency with memory bandwidth, and the 6240Y's 18-core configuration handles this without overprovisioning. Storage architects and database administrators benefit from the processor's large L3 cache, which reduces memory latency for index lookups and join operations in OLTP and data warehouse scenarios. Edge inference deployments and AI inference serving also utilise this processor where power consumption must remain under strict operational limits but throughput demands require genuine parallel capability.

Omnixon Global supplies the Intel Xeon Gold 6240Y processor (part number CD8069504200501) across the GCC region, Asia, and Europe, serving data centre operators, system integrators, and enterprise IT teams who need authentic, warranty-backed hardware without the lead times and complexity of direct OEM ordering. Whether you're qualifying processors for a greenfield data centre build, refreshing ageing infrastructure, or sourcing replacement components for existing deployments, we maintain stock and can expedite shipment throughout the UAE and surrounding markets. Our technical team has hands-on experience with this processor in live production environments—from hyperscale virtualisation clusters to high-frequency trading infrastructure—and we're positioned to advise on system architecture, thermal planning, and long-term total-cost-of-ownership calculations. Contact Omnixon Global to discuss your processor requirements and request a quotation.

Virtualisation & Consolidation Specifications

• 18 cores and 36 threads per socket with 2.5 GHz base / 3.9 GHz turbo frequency for sustained multi-threaded workload performance
• 24 MB L3 cache to reduce memory latency in virtualisation-heavy and multi-context database scenarios
• 165W TDP enabling dense dual-socket configurations without exotic cooling or power infrastructure upgrades
• DDR4-2933 memory support with up to 6 memory channels per socket for improved bandwidth in NUMA-aware workloads
• FCLGA3647 socket compatibility with validated OEM platforms from Dell, Hewlett Packard, Lenovo, and Supermicro
• Integrated hardware security features including Spectre/Meltdown mitigations and memory encryption for compliance-driven deployments
• Part number CD8069504200501 with Intel warranty coverage and full documentation ecosystem for enterprise procurement