Intel Xeon Gold 6234 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6242

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6234 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 6234

Intel Xeon Gold 6242

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6234

Around 3% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
Around 13% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 15% lower typical power consumption: 130 Watt vs 150 Watt
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2390 vs 2197

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
L3 cache	24.75 MB vs 22 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt vs 150 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2390 vs 2197

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 23% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 37742 vs 30808

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 8
Number of threads	32 vs 16
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	37742 vs 30808

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6234
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6242

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2390

2197

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

30808

37742

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6234	Intel Xeon Gold 6242
PassMark - Single thread mark	2390	2197
PassMark - CPU mark	30808	37742

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6234	Intel Xeon Gold 6242
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Cascade Lake
Launch date	Q2'19	2 April 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$2613	$2529
Place in performance rating	691	687
Processor Number	6234	6242
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	6200
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		Xeon Gold
Performance
Base frequency	3.30 GHz	2.80 GHz
L3 cache	24.75 MB	22 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	79°C
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	8	16
Number of threads	16	32
64 bit support
L1 cache		1 MB
L2 cache		16 MB
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	2933 MHz	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	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)	130 Watt	150 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	4S	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	2
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)