Intel Xeon Gold 6342 vs Intel Xeon E3-1285 v6

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6342 and Intel Xeon E3-1285 v6 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon Gold 6342

Intel Xeon E3-1285 v6

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6342

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 8 month(s) later
20 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 4
40 more threads: 48 vs 8
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
24x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
4.5x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
96x more maximum memory size: 6 TB vs 64 GB
8.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 74003 vs 8536

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	6 Apr 2021 vs August 2017
Number of cores	24 vs 4
Number of threads	48 vs 8
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	1.5 MB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	24 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	36 MB vs 8192 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	6 TB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	74003 vs 8536

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1285 v6

Around 29% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
2.9x lower typical power consumption: 79 Watt vs 230 Watt
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2579 vs 2376

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	79 Watt vs 230 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2579 vs 2376

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6342
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1285 v6

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2376

2579

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

74003

8536

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6342	Intel Xeon E3-1285 v6
PassMark - Single thread mark	2376	2579
PassMark - CPU mark	74003	8536
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		5311
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		18224

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6342	Intel Xeon E3-1285 v6
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake	Kaby Lake
Launch date	6 Apr 2021	August 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$2529
Place in performance rating	172	120
Processor Number	6342	E3-1285V6
Series	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v6 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Price now		$450
Value for money (0-100)		7.82
Performance
Base frequency	2.80 GHz	4.10 GHz
L1 cache	1.5 MB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	24 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	36 MB	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	81°C
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz	4.50 GHz
Number of cores	24	4
Number of threads	48	8
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Die size		160 mm
Transistor count		1400 million
VID voltage range		0.55V-1.52V
Memory
Max memory channels	8	2
Maximum memory size	6 TB	64 GB
Supported memory frequency	3200 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-2400, DDR3L-1866
Maximum memory bandwidth		37.5 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4189	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	230 Watt	79 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	64	16
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
Scalability	2S	1S Only
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, 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
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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
Device ID		0x191D
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		64 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics P630
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2160@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.4