Intel Xeon Gold 6242 vs Intel Xeon E-2176G

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6242 and Intel Xeon E-2176G processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6242

  • 10 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 6
  • 20 more threads: 32 vs 12
  • 8x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 128 GB
  • 3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 40853 vs 13543
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 16 vs 6
Number of threads 32 vs 12
Maximum memory size 1 TB vs 128 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 40853 vs 13543

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E-2176G

  • Around 21% higher clock speed: 4.70 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
  • Around 88% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 150 Watt
  • Around 23% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2694 vs 2184
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 4.70 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt vs 150 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2694 vs 2184

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6242
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E-2176G

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2184
2694
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
40853
13543
Name Intel Xeon Gold 6242 Intel Xeon E-2176G
PassMark - Single thread mark 2184 2694
PassMark - CPU mark 40853 13543

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Gold 6242 Intel Xeon E-2176G

Essentials

Architecture codename Cascade Lake Coffee Lake
Family Xeon Gold
Launch date 2 April 2019 Q3'18
Launch price (MSRP) $2529
Place in performance rating 548 693
Processor Number 6242 E-2176G
Series 6200 Intel® Xeon® E Processor
Vertical segment Server Server
Status Launched

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.80 GHz 3.70 GHz
L1 cache 1 MB
L2 cache 16 MB
L3 cache 22 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 85 °C
Maximum frequency 3.90 GHz 4.70 GHz
Number of cores 16 6
Number of QPI Links 3
Number of threads 32 12
Unlocked
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 6 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 131.13 GB/s 41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 1 TB 128 GB
Supported memory frequency 2933 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4-2933 DDR4-2666

Compatibility

Sockets supported FCLGA3647 FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 150 Watt 80 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 48 16
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
PCIe configurations 1x16, x8, x4 1x16,2x8,1x8+2x4
Scalability 4S 1S Only

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Secure Boot

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Turbo Boost Max 3.0
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)

Graphics

Device ID 0x3E96
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.20 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 128 GB
Processor graphics Intel® UHD Graphics P630

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 4096x2160@24Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.5