Intel Xeon Gold 6242 vs Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6242 and Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon Gold 6242

Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6242

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 7 month(s) later
10 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 6
20 more threads: 32 vs 12
Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.80 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
2.7x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
10.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 47% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 768 GB
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2184 vs 1976
2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 40853 vs 17142

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	2 April 2019 vs September 2013
Number of cores	16 vs 6
Number of threads	32 vs 12
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.80 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
L1 cache	1 MB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	16 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	22 MB vs 15360 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2184 vs 1976
PassMark - CPU mark	40853 vs 17142

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2

Around 15% lower typical power consumption: 130 Watt vs 150 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt vs 150 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6242
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2184

1976

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

40853

17142

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6242	Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	2184	1976
PassMark - CPU mark	40853	17142
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3641
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		18673

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6242	Intel Xeon E5-2643 v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Ivy Bridge EP
Family	Xeon Gold
Launch date	2 April 2019	September 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$2529	$2,200
Place in performance rating	552	300
Processor Number	6242	E5-2643V2
Series	6200	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$2,641.75
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		1.43
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.80 GHz	3.50 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	16 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	22 MB	15360 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	85 °C
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	16	6
Number of QPI Links	3	2
Number of threads	32	12
Unlocked
Bus Speed		8 GT/s QPI
Die size		160 mm
Maximum core temperature		74°C
Transistor count		1400 million
VID voltage range		0.65–1.30V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	131.13 GB/s	59.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1 TB	768 GB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Package Size		52.5mm x 45mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, x8, x4	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	4S	2S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
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® AVX
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
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)