Intel Xeon Gold 6242 vs Intel Xeon E5-2643 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6242 and Intel Xeon E5-2643 v4 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 v4

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
Around 5% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 40853 vs 20061

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 6
Number of threads	32 vs 12
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	40853 vs 20061

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2643 v4

Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 1 TB
Around 11% lower typical power consumption: 135 Watt vs 150 Watt
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2276 vs 2184

Specifications (specs)
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 1 TB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	135 Watt vs 150 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2276 vs 2184

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6242
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2643 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2184

2276

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

40853

20061

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6242	Intel Xeon E5-2643 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	2184	2276
PassMark - CPU mark	40853	20061
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3707
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		19860

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6242	Intel Xeon E5-2643 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Broadwell
Family	Xeon Gold
Launch date	2 April 2019	Q1'16
Launch price (MSRP)	$2529
Place in performance rating	550	227
Processor Number	6242	E5-2643V4
Series	6200	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.80 GHz	3.40 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	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	16	6
Number of QPI Links	3	2
Number of threads	32	12
Unlocked
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Maximum core temperature		75°C
VID voltage range		0
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	131.13 GB/s	76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1 TB	1.5 TB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	135 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Package Size		45mm x 52.5mm
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
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® AVX2
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)