Intel Xeon Gold 6418H vs Intel Xeon Gold 6142

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6418H and Intel Xeon Gold 6142 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 6418H

Intel Xeon Gold 6142

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6418H

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 16
16 more threads: 48 vs 32
Around 8% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
Around 38% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2901 vs 2102
2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 84526 vs 36109

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	24 vs 16
Number of threads	48 vs 32
Maximum frequency	4 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2901 vs 2102
PassMark - CPU mark	84526 vs 36109

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6142

Around 23% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 185 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 185 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6418H
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6142

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2901

2102

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

84526

36109

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6418H	Intel Xeon Gold 6142
PassMark - Single thread mark	2901	2102
PassMark - CPU mark	84526	36109
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4001
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		32370

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6418H	Intel Xeon Gold 6142
Essentials
Launch date	10 Jan 2023	Q3'17
Launch price (MSRP)	$2065
Place in performance rating	86	84
Architecture codename		Skylake
Processor Number		6142
Series		Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.1 GHz	2.60 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)
L2 cache	2MB (per core)
L3 cache	60MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	81°C
Maximum frequency	4 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	24	16
Number of threads	48	32
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		85°C
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		3
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5-4800 MHz, Eight-channel	DDR4-2666
Max memory channels		6
Maximum memory size		768 GB
Supported memory frequency		2666 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4
Sockets supported	4677	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	185 Watt	150 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		76.0mm x 56.5mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 80 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes		48
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		S4S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		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)