Intel Pentium D 915 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6242
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| Intel Pentium D 915 | Intel Xeon Gold 6242 | |
CPU comparisonIntel Pentium D 915 or Intel Xeon Gold 6242 - 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 Pentium D 915 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.80 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 0 memory channels. The Intel Pentium D 915 was released in Q3/2006. The Intel Xeon Gold 6242 has 16 cores with 32 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.90 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6242 was released in Q2/2019. |
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| Intel Pentium (150) | Family | Intel Xeon Gold (163) |
| Intel Pentium D (6) | CPU group | Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200 (55) |
| 0 | Generation | 2 |
| Presler | Architecture | Cascade Lake |
| Desktop / Server | Segment | Desktop / Server |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Intel Pentium D 915 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium D 915 is 2.80 GHz while the Intel Xeon Gold 6242 has 16 CPU cores and 32 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Gold 6242 is at 2.80 GHz (3.90 GHz). |
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| Intel Pentium D 915 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Gold 6242 |
| 2 | Cores | 16 |
| 2 | Threads | 32 |
| normal | Core architecture | normal |
| No | Hyperthreading | Yes |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 2.80 GHz | Frequency | 2.80 GHz |
| -- | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | 3.90 GHz |
| -- | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | 3.40 GHz |
Memory & PCIeThe Intel Pentium D 915 can use up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The Intel Xeon Gold 6242 supports up to 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 140.7 GB/s. |
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| Intel Pentium D 915 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Gold 6242 |
| DDR2 | Memory | DDR4-2933 |
| Max. Memory | 1024 GB | |
| 0 | Memory channels | 6 (Hexa Channel) |
| -- | Max. Bandwidth | 140.7 GB/s |
| No | ECC | Yes |
| 4.00 MB | L2 Cache | -- |
| -- | L3 Cache | 22.00 MB |
| -- | PCIe version | 3.0 |
| -- | PCIe lanes | 48 |
| -- | PCIe Bandwidth | 47.3 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Pentium D 915 is 95 W, while the Intel Xeon Gold 6242 has a TDP of 150 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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| Intel Pentium D 915 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Gold 6242 |
| 95 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 150 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| -- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe Intel Pentium D 915 is manufactured in 65 nm and has 4.00 MB cache. The Intel Xeon Gold 6242 is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 22.00 MB cache. |
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| Intel Pentium D 915 | Characteristic | Intel Xeon Gold 6242 |
| 65 nm | Technology | 14 nm |
| Monolithic | Chip design | Monolithic |
| x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| -- | ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 |
| LGA 775 | Socket | LGA 3647 |
| None | Virtualization | VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d |
| No | AES-NI | Yes |
| Windows 10, Linux | Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux |
| Q3/2006 | Release date | Q2/2019 |
| 74 $ | Release price | 2534 $ |
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Average performance in benchmarks
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⌀ 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.
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Intel Pentium D 915
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6242
16C 32T @ 3.90 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Pentium D 915
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6242
16C 32T @ 3.40 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Pentium D 915
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6242
16C 32T @ 3.40 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Pentium D 915
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6242
16C 32T @ 3.90 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Pentium D 915
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6242
16C 32T @ 3.40 GHz |
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Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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.
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Intel Pentium D 915
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6242
16C 32T @ 3.90 GHz |
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Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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.
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Intel Pentium D 915
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6242
16C 32T @ 3.40 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Pentium D 915
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6242
16C 32T @ 3.90 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Pentium D 915
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6242
16C 32T @ 3.40 GHz |
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