Intel Xeon Gold 6242 vs Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6242 and Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3 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 E5-2687W v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6242

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 10
12 more threads: 32 vs 20
Around 11% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 768 GB
Around 7% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 160 Watt
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2184 vs 1944
Around 69% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 40853 vs 24147

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 10
Number of threads	32 vs 20
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 768 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 160 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2184 vs 1944
PassMark - CPU mark	40853 vs 24147

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6242
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2184

1944

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

40853

24147

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6242	Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	2184	1944
PassMark - CPU mark	40853	24147
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		805
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		7269

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6242	Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Haswell
Family	Xeon Gold
Launch date	2 April 2019	Q3'14
Launch price (MSRP)	$2529
Place in performance rating	556	1146
Processor Number	6242	E5-2687WV3
Series	6200	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.80 GHz	3.10 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB
L2 cache	16 MB
L3 cache	22 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	85 °C
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	3.50 GHz
Number of cores	16	10
Number of QPI Links	3	2
Number of threads	32	20
Unlocked
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Maximum core temperature		74.7°C
VID voltage range		0.65V–1.30V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	131.13 GB/s	68 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1 TB	768 GB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4 1600/1866/2133
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	160 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
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)