Intel Xeon Gold 6242 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8160

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6242 and Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6242

  • Around 5% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
  • Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 768 GB
  • Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2184 vs 2011
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.90 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Maximum memory size 1 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2184 vs 2011

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8160

  • 8 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 16
  • 16 more threads: 48 vs 32
  • Around 19% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 48795 vs 40853
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 24 vs 16
Number of threads 48 vs 32
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 48795 vs 40853

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6242
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Platinum 8160

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2184
2011
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
40853
48795
Name Intel Xeon Gold 6242 Intel Xeon Platinum 8160
PassMark - Single thread mark 2184 2011
PassMark - CPU mark 40853 48795

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Gold 6242 Intel Xeon Platinum 8160

Essentials

Architecture codename Cascade Lake Skylake
Family Xeon Gold
Launch date 2 April 2019 Q3'17
Launch price (MSRP) $2529
Place in performance rating 548 522
Processor Number 6242 8160
Series 6200 Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Vertical segment Server Server
Status Launched

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.80 GHz 2.10 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 24
Number of QPI Links 3
Number of threads 32 48
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature 85°C
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 3

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 6 6
Maximum memory bandwidth 131.13 GB/s
Maximum memory size 1 TB 768 GB
Supported memory frequency 2933 MHz 2666 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4-2933 DDR4-2666

Compatibility

Sockets supported FCLGA3647 FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 150 Watt 150 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 76.0mm x 56.5mm

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 48 48
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
PCIe configurations 1x16, x8, x4
Scalability 4S S8S

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
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units 2

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)