Intel Xeon Gold 5416S vs Intel Xeon Gold 6342

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5416S and Intel Xeon Gold 6342 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 5416S

Intel Xeon Gold 6342

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5416S

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 9 month(s) later
Around 14% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 10 nm
Around 53% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 230 Watt
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2850 vs 2344

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 Jan 2023 vs 6 Apr 2021
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 10 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 230 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2850 vs 2344

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6342

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 16
16 more threads: 48 vs 32
Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 81°C vs 79
Around 20% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
786432x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 20% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 6 TB vs 4 TB
Around 29% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 72919 vs 56640

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	24 vs 16
Number of threads	48 vs 32
Maximum core temperature	81°C vs 79
L1 cache	1.5 MB vs 80K (per core)
L2 cache	24 MB vs 2MB (per core)
L3 cache	36 MB vs 30 MB (shared)
Maximum memory size	6 TB vs 4 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	72919 vs 56640

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5416S
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6342

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2850

2344

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

56640

72919

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5416S	Intel Xeon Gold 6342
PassMark - Single thread mark	2850	2344
PassMark - CPU mark	56640	72919

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5416S	Intel Xeon Gold 6342
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sapphire Rapids	Ice Lake
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	6 Apr 2021
Launch price (MSRP)	$944	$2529
Place in performance rating	228	229
Processor Number	5416S	6342
Series	4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	2.80 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	1.5 MB
L2 cache	2MB (per core)	24 MB
L3 cache	30 MB (shared)	36 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	79	81°C
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	3.50 GHz
Number of cores	16	24
Number of threads	32	48
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		3
Memory
Max memory channels	8	8
Maximum memory size	4 TB	6 TB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 4400 MT/s 1DPC and 2DPC	DDR4-3200
Supported memory frequency		3200 MHz
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm	77.5mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4677	FCLGA4189
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	230 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	80	64
PCI Express revision	5	4.0
Scalability	2S	2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions	Intel AMX, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512	Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2	2
Speed Shift technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)