Intel Core i3-8130U vs Intel Xeon Gold 6242R

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i3-8130U CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Gold 6242R
Intel Core i3-8130U Intel Xeon Gold 6242R

CPU comparison

Intel Core i3-8130U or Intel Xeon Gold 6242R - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Core i3-8130U has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-8130U was released in Q1/2018.

The Intel Xeon Gold 6242R has 20 cores with 40 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.10 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6242R was released in Q1/2020.
Intel Core i3 (202) Family Intel Xeon Gold (148)
Intel Core i 8000U (7) CPU group Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200 (55)
8 Generation 2
Kaby Lake U Refresh Architecture Cascade Lake
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
Intel Core i3-7130U Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i3-8130U has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-8130U is 2.20 GHz (3.40 GHz) while the Intel Xeon Gold 6242R has 20 CPU cores and 40 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Gold 6242R is at 3.10 GHz (4.10 GHz).

Intel Core i3-8130U Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6242R
2 Cores 20
4 Threads 40
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.20 GHz Frequency 3.10 GHz
3.40 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.10 GHz
2.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.30 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Core i3-8130U Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6242R
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i3-8130U or Intel Xeon Gold 6242R has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

Intel UHD Graphics 620 GPU no iGPU
0.30 GHz GPU frequency --
1.00 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
9.5 GPU Generation --
14 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
24 Compute units --
192 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
16 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel UHD Graphics 620 GPU no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i3-8130U can use up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 38.4 GB/s. The Intel Xeon Gold 6242R supports up to 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 140.7 GB/s.

Intel Core i3-8130U Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6242R
LPDDR3-2133, DDR4-2400 Memory DDR4-2933
32 GB Max. Memory 1024 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 6 (Hexa Channel)
38.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 140.7 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache 35.75 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
12 PCIe lanes 48
11.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 47.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i3-8130U is 15 W, while the Intel Xeon Gold 6242R has a TDP of 205 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i3-8130U Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6242R
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 205 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
10 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. 76 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core i3-8130U is manufactured in 14 nm and has 4.00 MB cache. The Intel Xeon Gold 6242R is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 35.75 MB cache.

Intel Core i3-8130U Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6242R
14 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
BGA 1356 Socket LGA 3647
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2018 Release date Q1/2020
281 $ Release price 3286 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i3-8130U Intel Core i3-8130U
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
835 (72%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6242R Intel Xeon Gold 6242R
20C 40T @ 4.10 GHz
1165 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i3-8130U Intel Core i3-8130U
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
1772 (11%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6242R Intel Xeon Gold 6242R
20C 40T @ 3.30 GHz
16735 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core i3-8130U Intel Core i3-8130U
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
1141 (74%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6242R Intel Xeon Gold 6242R
20C 40T @ 4.10 GHz
1543 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core i3-8130U Intel Core i3-8130U
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
3619 (10%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6242R Intel Xeon Gold 6242R
20C 40T @ 3.30 GHz
34982 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i3-8130U Intel Core i3-8130U
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
556 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6242R Intel Xeon Gold 6242R
20C 40T @ 4.10 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i3-8130U Intel Core i3-8130U
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
1391 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6242R Intel Xeon Gold 6242R
20C 40T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core i3-8130U Intel Core i3-8130U
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
2168 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6242R Intel Xeon Gold 6242R
20C 40T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core i3-8130U Intel Core i3-8130U
Intel UHD Graphics 620 @ 1.00 GHz
384 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6242R Intel Xeon Gold 6242R
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i3-8130U Intel Core i3-8130U
2C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
937 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6242R Intel Xeon Gold 6242R
20C 40T @ 3.10 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i3-8130U Intel Core i3-8130U
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
141 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6242R Intel Xeon Gold 6242R
20C 40T @ 4.10 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i3-8130U Intel Core i3-8130U
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
326 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6242R Intel Xeon Gold 6242R
20C 40T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i3-8130U Intel Xeon Gold 6242R
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