Intel Xeon Gold 6242 vs Intel Xeon E5-2687W

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6242 and Intel Xeon E5-2687W 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Xeon Gold 6242

Intel Xeon E5-2687W

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6242

CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 1 month(s) later
8 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 8
16 more threads: 32 vs 16
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 32 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 10% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
4x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 256 GB
Around 26% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2184 vs 1737
2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 40853 vs 17762

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	2 April 2019 vs March 2012
Number of cores	16 vs 8
Number of threads	32 vs 16
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.80 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	1 MB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	16 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	22 MB vs 20480 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 256 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2184 vs 1737
PassMark - CPU mark	40853 vs 17762

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6242
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2687W

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2184

1737

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

40853

17762

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6242	Intel Xeon E5-2687W
PassMark - Single thread mark	2184	1737
PassMark - CPU mark	40853	17762
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		699
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		5632
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		12747
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		56.606
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		269.627
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		2.336
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		12.708
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		78.498

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6242	Intel Xeon E5-2687W
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Sandy Bridge EP
Family	Xeon Gold
Launch date	2 April 2019	March 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$2529	$815
Place in performance rating	552	727
Processor Number	6242	E5-2687W
Series	6200	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$2,636.50
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		1.61
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.80 GHz	3.10 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	16 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	22 MB	20480 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	85 °C
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	16	8
Number of QPI Links	3	2
Number of threads	32	16
Unlocked
Bus Speed		8 GT/s QPI
Die size		435 mm
Maximum core temperature		67°C
Transistor count		2270 million
VID voltage range		0.60V - 1.35V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	131.13 GB/s	51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1 TB	256 GB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	150 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Package Size		52.5mm x 45.0 mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, x8, x4
Scalability	4S	2S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Intel® Identity Protection 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
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)