Intel Xeon Gold 6137 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6242

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6137 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6137

  • Around 5% higher clock speed: 4.10 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
  • Around 14% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 14% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2499 vs 2184
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 4.10 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
L3 cache 25 MB vs 22 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2499 vs 2184

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6242

  • 8 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 8
  • 16 more threads: 32 vs 16
  • Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 768 GB
  • Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 205 Watt
  • 2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 40853 vs 19365
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 16 vs 8
Number of threads 32 vs 16
Maximum memory size 1 TB vs 768 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 150 Watt vs 205 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 40853 vs 19365

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6137
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6242

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2499
2184
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
19365
40853
Name Intel Xeon Gold 6137 Intel Xeon Gold 6242
PassMark - Single thread mark 2499 2184
PassMark - CPU mark 19365 40853

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Gold 6137 Intel Xeon Gold 6242

Essentials

Architecture codename Skylake Cascade Lake
Launch date Q3'17 2 April 2019
Place in performance rating 696 548
Processor Number 6137 6242
Series Intel Xeon Scalable Processors 6200
Status Launched
Vertical segment Server Server
Family Xeon Gold
Launch price (MSRP) $2529

Performance

Base frequency 3.90 GHz 2.80 GHz
L3 cache 25 MB 22 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum frequency 4.10 GHz 3.90 GHz
Number of cores 8 16
Number of threads 16 32
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 3
64 bit support
L1 cache 1 MB
L2 cache 16 MB
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 85 °C
Number of QPI Links 3
Unlocked

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 6 6
Maximum memory size 768 GB 1 TB
Supported memory frequency 2666 MHz 2933 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4-2666 DDR4-2933
Maximum memory bandwidth 131.13 GB/s

Compatibility

Package Size 76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA3647 FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 205 Watt 150 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 48 48
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
Scalability S4S 4S
PCIe configurations 1x16, x8, x4

Security & Reliability

Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)

Advanced Technologies

Instruction set extensions Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units 2
Speed Shift technology
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
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)