Intel Xeon Gold 6242 vs Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6242 and Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5 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. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6242

  • 12 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 4
  • 24 more threads: 32 vs 8
  • 16x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 64 GB
  • 5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 40853 vs 8226
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 16 vs 4
Number of threads 32 vs 8
Maximum memory size 1 TB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 40853 vs 8226

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5

  • 3.3x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 150 Watt
  • Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2314 vs 2184
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt vs 150 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2314 vs 2184

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6242
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2184
2314
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
40853
8226
Name Intel Xeon Gold 6242 Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5
PassMark - Single thread mark 2184 2314
PassMark - CPU mark 40853 8226
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 4423
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 14711

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Gold 6242 Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5

Essentials

Architecture codename Cascade Lake Skylake
Family Xeon Gold
Launch date 2 April 2019 Q4'15
Launch price (MSRP) $2529
Place in performance rating 549 277
Processor Number 6242 E3-1260LV5
Series 6200 Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v5 Family
Vertical segment Server Server
Status Launched

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.80 GHz 2.90 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 3.90 GHz
Number of cores 16 4
Number of QPI Links 3
Number of threads 32 8
Unlocked
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3
VID voltage range 0.55V-1.52V

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 6 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 131.13 GB/s 34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size 1 TB 64 GB
Supported memory frequency 2933 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4-2933 DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V

Compatibility

Sockets supported FCLGA3647 FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 150 Watt 45 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

Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 0

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support