Intel Xeon Gold 6242R vs Intel Xeon E7-8890 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6242R and Intel Xeon E7-8890 v4 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 6242R

Intel Xeon E7-8890 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6242R

Around 21% higher clock speed: 4.10 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2368 vs 2110

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2368 vs 2110

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8890 v4

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 20
8 more threads: 48 vs 40
Around 4% higher maximum core temperature: 79°C vs 76°C
3x more maximum memory size: 3 TB vs 1 TB
Around 24% lower typical power consumption: 165 Watt vs 205 Watt
Around 25% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 68717 vs 55073

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	24 vs 20
Number of threads	48 vs 40
Maximum core temperature	79°C vs 76°C
Maximum memory size	3 TB vs 1 TB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	165 Watt vs 205 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	68717 vs 55073

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6242R
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E7-8890 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2368

2110

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

55073

68717

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6242R	Intel Xeon E7-8890 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	2368	2110
PassMark - CPU mark	55073	68717

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6242R	Intel Xeon E7-8890 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Broadwell
Launch date	24 Feb 2020	Q2'16
Launch price (MSRP)	$2529
Place in performance rating	438	411
Processor Number	6242R	E7-8890V4
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v4 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	3.10 GHz	2.20 GHz
L1 cache	1.25 MB
L2 cache	20 MB
L3 cache	35.75 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	76°C	79°C
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	20	24
Number of threads	40	48
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		3
Memory
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory size	1 TB	3 TB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-1333/1600/1866 DDR3-1066/1333/1600
Maximum memory bandwidth		85 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	205 Watt	165 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		8
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	32
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	2S	S8S
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® 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® Instruction Replay Technology
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)