Intel Xeon Gold 6242 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6230

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6242 and Intel Xeon Gold 6230 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.

Intel Xeon Gold 6242

Intel Xeon Gold 6230

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6242

Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2184 vs 2110

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2184 vs 2110

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6230

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 20 vs 16
8 more threads: 40 vs 32
Around 25% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 25% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 25% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 20% lower typical power consumption: 125 Watt vs 150 Watt
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 44763 vs 40853

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	20 vs 16
Number of threads	40 vs 32
L1 cache	1.25 MB vs 1 MB
L2 cache	20 MB vs 16 MB
L3 cache	27.5 MB vs 22 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt vs 150 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	44763 vs 40853

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6242
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6230

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2184

2110

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

40853

44763

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6242	Intel Xeon Gold 6230
PassMark - Single thread mark	2184	2110
PassMark - CPU mark	40853	44763

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6242	Intel Xeon Gold 6230
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Cascade Lake
Family	Xeon Gold	Xeon Gold
Launch date	2 April 2019	2 April 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$2529	$1894, $1900
Place in performance rating	552	537
Processor Number	6242	6230
Series	6200	6200
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.80 GHz	2.10 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB	1.25 MB
L2 cache	16 MB	20 MB
L3 cache	22 MB	27.5 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	85 °C	87 °C
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	16	20
Number of QPI Links	3
Number of threads	32	40
Unlocked
Bus Speed		4 × 8 GT/s
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		3
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	131.13 GB/s	131.13 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1 TB	1 TB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-2933
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	125 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, x8, x4
Scalability	4S	4S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Intel® Run Sure 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
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)