Intel Xeon Gold 6342 vs Intel Xeon Gold 5120

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6342 and Intel Xeon Gold 5120 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 Gold 5120

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
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
8x more maximum memory size: 6 TB vs 768 GB
Around 35% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2344 vs 1730
2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 72919 vs 29983

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	24 vs 14
Number of threads	48 vs 28
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
Maximum memory size	6 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2344 vs 1730
PassMark - CPU mark	72919 vs 29983

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5120

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 Gold 5120

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2344

1730

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

72919

29983

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6342	Intel Xeon Gold 5120
PassMark - Single thread mark	2344	1730
PassMark - CPU mark	72919	29983
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3452
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		24230

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6342	Intel Xeon Gold 5120
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake	Skylake
Launch date	6 Apr 2021	Q3'17
Launch price (MSRP)	$2529
Place in performance rating	231	250
Processor Number	6342	5120
Series	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.80 GHz	2.20 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	81°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	2
Memory
Max memory channels	8	6
Maximum memory size	6 TB	768 GB
Supported memory frequency	3200 MHz	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-2400
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4189	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	230 Watt	105 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	64	48
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
Scalability	2S	S4S
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® 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	1
Speed Shift technology
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
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)