Intel Xeon Gold 6242R vs Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6242R and Intel Xeon E5-2698 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 6242R

Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6242R

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 20 vs 16
8 more threads: 40 vs 32
Around 14% higher clock speed: 4.10 GHz vs 3.60 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 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2380 vs 2014
Around 70% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 53595 vs 31517

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	20 vs 16
Number of threads	40 vs 32
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	1 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2380 vs 2014
PassMark - CPU mark	53595 vs 31517

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3

Around 16% higher maximum core temperature: 87.9°C vs 76°C
Around 52% lower typical power consumption: 135 Watt vs 205 Watt

Maximum core temperature	87.9°C vs 76°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	135 Watt vs 205 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6242R
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2380

2014

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

53595

31517

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6242R	Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	2380	2014
PassMark - CPU mark	53595	31517
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3451
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		26574

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6242R	Intel Xeon E5-2698 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Haswell
Launch date	24 Feb 2020	Q3'14
Launch price (MSRP)	$2529
Place in performance rating	329	151
Processor Number	6242R	E5-2698V3
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family
Status	Launched	Announced
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	3.10 GHz	2.30 GHz
L1 cache	1.25 MB
L2 cache	20 MB
L3 cache	35.75 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	76°C	87.9°C
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	20	16
Number of threads	40	32
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0.65V–1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory size	1 TB	768 GB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4 1600/1866/2133
Maximum memory bandwidth		68 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	52.5mm x 51mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	205 Watt	135 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)