Intel Xeon Gold 6242R vs Intel Core m7-6Y75

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Intel Xeon Gold 6242R CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core m7-6Y75
Intel Xeon Gold 6242R Intel Core m7-6Y75

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon Gold 6242R or Intel Core m7-6Y75 - 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 Xeon Gold 6242R has 20 cores with 40 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.10 GHz. Up to 1024 GB of memory is supported in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6242R was released in Q1/2020.

The Intel Core m7-6Y75 has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.10 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core m7-6Y75 was released in Q3/2015.
Intel Xeon Gold (148) Family Intel Core M (16)
Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200 (55) CPU group Intel Core M 6 (4)
2 Generation 6
Cascade Lake Architecture Skylake Y
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Gold 6242R is a 20 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.10 GHz (4.10 GHz). The Intel Core m7-6Y75 has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.20 GHz (3.10 GHz).

Intel Xeon Gold 6242R Characteristic Intel Core m7-6Y75
20 Cores 2
40 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.10 GHz Frequency 1.20 GHz
4.10 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.10 GHz
3.30 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.40 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 Xeon Gold 6242R Characteristic Intel Core m7-6Y75
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

no iGPU GPU Intel HD Graphics 515
GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.00 GHz
-- GPU Generation 9
Technology 14 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 24
-- Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 16 GB
-- DirectX Version 12

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.

no iGPU GPU Intel HD Graphics 515
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon Gold 6242R supports a maximum of 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The Intel Core m7-6Y75 can connect up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Xeon Gold 6242R Characteristic Intel Core m7-6Y75
DDR4-2933 Memory LPDDR3-1866
1024 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
6 (Hexa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
140.7 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 29.8 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
35.75 MB L3 Cache 4.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
48 PCIe lanes 10
47.3 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 9.9 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Xeon Gold 6242R has a TDP of 205 W, that of the Intel Core m7-6Y75 is 4.5 W.

Intel Xeon Gold 6242R Characteristic Intel Core m7-6Y75
205 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 4.5 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
76 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Gold 6242R has a 35.75 MB cache, while the Intel Core m7-6Y75 cache has a total of 4.00 MB.

Intel Xeon Gold 6242R Characteristic Intel Core m7-6Y75
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, AVX-512 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
LGA 3647 Socket BGA 1515
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems
Q1/2020 Release date Q3/2015
3286 $ Release price --
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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 Xeon Gold 6242R Intel Xeon Gold 6242R
20C 40T @ 4.10 GHz
1165 (100%)
Intel Core m7-6Y75 Intel Core m7-6Y75
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
865 (74%)

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 Xeon Gold 6242R Intel Xeon Gold 6242R
20C 40T @ 3.30 GHz
16735 (100%)
Intel Core m7-6Y75 Intel Core m7-6Y75
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
1693 (10%)

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 Xeon Gold 6242R Intel Xeon Gold 6242R
20C 40T @ 4.10 GHz
1543 (100%)
Intel Core m7-6Y75 Intel Core m7-6Y75
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
1093 (71%)

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 Xeon Gold 6242R Intel Xeon Gold 6242R
20C 40T @ 3.30 GHz
34982 (100%)
Intel Core m7-6Y75 Intel Core m7-6Y75
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
2361 (7%)

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 Xeon Gold 6242R Intel Xeon Gold 6242R
20C 40T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core m7-6Y75 Intel Core m7-6Y75
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
1933 (100%)

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 Xeon Gold 6242R Intel Xeon Gold 6242R
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core m7-6Y75 Intel Core m7-6Y75
Intel HD Graphics 515 @ 1.00 GHz
384 (100%)

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 Xeon Gold 6242R Intel Xeon Gold 6242R
20C 40T @ 4.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core m7-6Y75 Intel Core m7-6Y75
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
130 (100%)

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 Xeon Gold 6242R Intel Xeon Gold 6242R
20C 40T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core m7-6Y75 Intel Core m7-6Y75
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
247 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon Gold 6242R Intel Core m7-6Y75
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