Intel Xeon Gold 5218R vs Intel Xeon Gold 6242

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5218R and Intel Xeon Gold 6242 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Xeon Gold 5218R

Intel Xeon Gold 6242

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5218R

CPU is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 20 vs 16
8 more threads: 40 vs 32
Around 3% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
Around 25% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 25% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 25% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 20% lower typical power consumption: 125 Watt vs 150 Watt
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 40534 vs 37742

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	24 Feb 2020 vs 2 April 2019
Number of cores	20 vs 16
Number of threads	40 vs 32
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
L1 cache	1.25 MB vs 1 MB
L2 cache	20 MB vs 16 MB
L3 cache	27.5 MB vs 22 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt vs 150 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	40534 vs 37742

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6242

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2197 vs 2193

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5218R
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6242

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2193

2197

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

40534

37742

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5218R	Intel Xeon Gold 6242
PassMark - Single thread mark	2193	2197
PassMark - CPU mark	40534	37742

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5218R	Intel Xeon Gold 6242
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Cascade Lake
Launch date	24 Feb 2020	2 April 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$1273 - $1280	$2529
Place in performance rating	654	690
Processor Number	5218R	6242
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	6200
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		Xeon Gold
Performance
Base frequency	2.10 GHz	2.80 GHz
L1 cache	1.25 MB	1 MB
L2 cache	20 MB	16 MB
L3 cache	27.5 MB	22 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	87°C
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	20	16
Number of threads	40	32
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
64 bit support
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		85 °C
Number of QPI Links		3
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	6	6
Maximum memory size	1 TB	1 TB
Supported memory frequency	2667 MHz	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2667	DDR4-2933
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		131.13 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	150 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	2S	4S
PCIe configurations		1x16, x8, x4
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	1
Speed Shift technology
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Turbo Boost Max 3.0
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)