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.

 

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 33% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2344 vs 1759
  • 2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 72919 vs 30541
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 1759
PassMark - CPU mark 72919 vs 30541

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
1759
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
72919
30541
Name Intel Xeon Gold 6342 Intel Xeon Gold 5120
PassMark - Single thread mark 2344 1759
PassMark - CPU mark 72919 30541
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 231 244
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)