Intel Xeon Gold 6342 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6336Y

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6342 and Intel Xeon Gold 6336Y 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.

Intel Xeon Gold 6342

Intel Xeon Gold 6336Y

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6342

Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 81°C vs 80°C
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 74003 vs 71984

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	81°C vs 80°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	74003 vs 71984

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6336Y

Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Around 24% lower typical power consumption: 185 Watt vs 230 Watt
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2534 vs 2376

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	185 Watt vs 230 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2534 vs 2376

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6342
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6336Y

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2376

2534

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

74003

71984

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6342	Intel Xeon Gold 6336Y
PassMark - Single thread mark	2376	2534
PassMark - CPU mark	74003	71984

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6342	Intel Xeon Gold 6336Y
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake	Ice Lake
Launch date	6 Apr 2021	6 Apr 2021
Launch price (MSRP)	$2529	$1977 - $1988
Place in performance rating	174	153
Processor Number	6342	6336Y
Series	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.80 GHz	2.40 GHz
L1 cache	1.5 MB	1.5 MB
L2 cache	24 MB	24 MB
L3 cache	36 MB	36 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	81°C	80°C
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	24	24
Number of threads	48	48
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3	3
Memory
Max memory channels	8	8
Maximum memory size	6 TB	6 TB
Supported memory frequency	3200 MHz	3200 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-3200
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm	77.5mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4189	FCLGA4189
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	230 Watt	185 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	64	64
PCI Express revision	4.0	4.0
Scalability	2S	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 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	2
Speed Shift technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)