Intel Xeon Gold 6342 vs Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6342 and Intel Xeon E5-2696 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, 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).

Intel Xeon Gold 6342

Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6342

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 9 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 22
4 more threads: 48 vs 44
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
Around 9% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4.4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
4x more maximum memory size: 6 TB vs 1536 GB

Launch date	6 Apr 2021 vs 20 June 2016
Number of cores	24 vs 22
Number of threads	48 vs 44
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	1.5 MB vs 1408 KB
L2 cache	24 MB vs 5.5 MB
Maximum memory size	6 TB vs 1536 GB

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4

Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Around 53% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 53% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 230 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
L3 cache	55 MB vs 36 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 230 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6342
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6342	Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	2344
PassMark - CPU mark	72919
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		45.233
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		238.37
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		2.53

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6342	Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake	Broadwell EP
Launch date	6 Apr 2021	20 June 2016
Launch price (MSRP)	$2529
Place in performance rating	281	272
Processor Number	6342	E5-2696 v4
Series	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	E5-2000
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		Xeon E5
Performance
Base frequency	2.80 GHz	2.2 GHz
L1 cache	1.5 MB	1408 KB
L2 cache	24 MB	5.5 MB
L3 cache	36 MB	55 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	81°C
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	24	22
Number of threads	48	44
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI 4800 MHz
Operating Temperature Range		-25 °C - 125 °C
Transistor count		7.2 billion
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	8	4
Maximum memory size	6 TB	1536 GB
Supported memory frequency	3200 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-2400
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		71.53 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4189
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	230 Watt	150 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	64	40
PCI Express revision	4.0
Scalability	2S
Number of USB ports		3.0
PCIe configurations		1x4, 1x16
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
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)