Intel Xeon Gold 6242R vs Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6242R and Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon Gold 6242R

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6242R

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 11 month(s) later
6 more cores, run more applications at once: 20 vs 14
12 more threads: 40 vs 28
Around 24% higher clock speed: 4.10 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
2.9x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
5.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 2% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2380 vs 1956
Around 88% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 53595 vs 28560

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	24 Feb 2020 vs 10 March 2016
Number of cores	20 vs 14
Number of threads	40 vs 28
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
L1 cache	1.25 MB vs 448 KB
L2 cache	20 MB vs 3.5 MB
L3 cache	35.75 MB vs 35 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2380 vs 1956
PassMark - CPU mark	53595 vs 28560

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

Around 13% higher maximum core temperature: 86°C vs 76°C
Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 1 TB
Around 71% lower typical power consumption: 120 Watt vs 205 Watt

Maximum core temperature	86°C vs 76°C
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 1 TB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	120 Watt vs 205 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6242R
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2380

1956

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

53595

28560

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6242R	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	2380	1956
PassMark - CPU mark	53595	28560
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3508
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		30097

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6242R	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Broadwell
Launch date	24 Feb 2020	10 March 2016
Launch price (MSRP)	$2529	$1,745
Place in performance rating	329	128
Processor Number	6242R	E5-2680V4
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$1,762.90
Value for money (0-100)		3.32
Performance
Base frequency	3.10 GHz	2.40 GHz
L1 cache	1.25 MB	448 KB
L2 cache	20 MB	3.5 MB
L3 cache	35.75 MB	35 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	76°C	86°C
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	20	14
Number of threads	40	28
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Die size		306 mm
Front-side bus (FSB)		9.6 GT / s / QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		4700 Million
VID voltage range		0
Memory
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory size	1 TB	1.5 TB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		76.8 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	205 Watt	120 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	2S	2S
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
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
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512	Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2
Speed Shift technology
Idle States
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)
Graphics
Processor graphics		None