Intel Xeon Gold 6342 vs Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6342 and Intel Xeon E5-2660 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon Gold 6342

Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6342

10 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 14
20 more threads: 48 vs 28
Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.50 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 81°C vs 79°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
Around 23% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2344 vs 1906
2.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 72919 vs 26403

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	24 vs 14
Number of threads	48 vs 28
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Maximum core temperature	81°C vs 79°C
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2344 vs 1906
PassMark - CPU mark	72919 vs 26403

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4

2.2x lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 230 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt vs 230 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6342
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2344

1906

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

72919

26403

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6342	Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	2344	1906
PassMark - CPU mark	72919	26403
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3364
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		25358

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6342	Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake	Broadwell
Launch date	6 Apr 2021	Q1'16
Launch price (MSRP)	$2529
Place in performance rating	231	236
Processor Number	6342	E5-2660V4
Series	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.80 GHz	2.00 GHz
L1 cache	1.5 MB
L2 cache	24 MB
L3 cache	36 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	81°C	79°C
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz	3.20 GHz
Number of cores	24	14
Number of threads	48	28
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
Memory
Max memory channels	8	4
Maximum memory size	6 TB
Supported memory frequency	3200 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
Maximum memory bandwidth		76.8 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4189	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	230 Watt	105 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	64	40
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
Scalability	2S	2S
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
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® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Advanced Technologies
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
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® 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)