Intel Xeon Gold 6242 vs Intel Xeon E5-4650

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6242 and Intel Xeon E5-4650 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 E5-4650

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6242

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 11 month(s) later
8 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 8
16 more threads: 32 vs 16
Around 18% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.30 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
2.7x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 384 GB
Around 54% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2197 vs 1430
2.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 37742 vs 13713

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	2 April 2019 vs May 2012
Number of cores	16 vs 8
Number of threads	32 vs 16
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.30 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 384 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2197 vs 1430
PassMark - CPU mark	37742 vs 13713

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4650

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 E5-4650

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2197

1430

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

37742

13713

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6242	Intel Xeon E5-4650
PassMark - Single thread mark	2197	1430
PassMark - CPU mark	37742	13713
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2693
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		16028

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6242	Intel Xeon E5-4650
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Sandy Bridge EP
Family	Xeon Gold
Launch date	2 April 2019	May 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$2529	$799
Place in performance rating	729	733
Processor Number	6242	E5-4650
Series	6200	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$95.49
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		37.38
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.80 GHz	2.70 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	3.30 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
Transistor count		2270 million
VID voltage range		0.6V-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	384 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	130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		4
Package Size		52.5mm x 45.0mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, x8, x4
Scalability	4S	4S 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)