Intel Xeon Gold 6342 vs Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6342 and Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6342

  • 12 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 12
  • 24 more threads: 48 vs 24
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 22 nm
  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 20% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 8192x more maximum memory size: 6 TB vs 768 GB (per socket)
Number of cores 24 vs 12
Number of threads 48 vs 24
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm vs 22 nm
L1 cache 1.5 MB vs 768 KB
L2 cache 24 MB vs 3 MB
L3 cache 36 MB vs 30 MB
Maximum memory size 6 TB vs 768 GB (per socket)

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2

  • Around 94186% higher clock speed: 3300 MHz vs 3.50 GHz
Maximum frequency 3300 MHz vs 3.50 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6342
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2

Name Intel Xeon Gold 6342 Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2
PassMark - Single thread mark 2344
PassMark - CPU mark 72919
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 56.68
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 312.635
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.097
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 16.335
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 84.763

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Gold 6342 Intel Xeon E5-2696 v2

Essentials

Architecture codename Ice Lake Ivy Bridge-EP
Launch date 6 Apr 2021
Launch price (MSRP) $2529
Place in performance rating 231 221
Processor Number 6342 E5-2696 v2
Series 3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Status Launched
Vertical segment Server Server
Family Intel Xeon E5-2600 v2

Performance

Base frequency 2.80 GHz 2500 MHz
L1 cache 1.5 MB 768 KB
L2 cache 24 MB 3 MB
L3 cache 36 MB 30 MB
Manufacturing process technology 10 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 81°C
Maximum frequency 3.50 GHz 3300 MHz
Number of cores 24 12
Number of threads 48 24
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 3
64 bit support
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI

Memory

Max memory channels 8 4
Maximum memory size 6 TB 768 GB (per socket)
Supported memory frequency 3200 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4-3200 DDR3
ECC memory support

Compatibility

Package Size 77.5mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA4189 LGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 230 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 64
PCI Express revision 4.0 3.0
Scalability 2S

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)

Advanced Technologies

Instruction set extensions Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
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
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® TSX-NI

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)