Intel Xeon Gold 6242R vs Intel Core i9-7940X
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CPU comparisonIntel Xeon Gold 6242R or Intel Core i9-7940X - 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 i9-7940X has 14 cores with 28 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-7940X was released in Q4/2017. |
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| Intel Xeon Gold (163) | Family | Intel Core i9 (78) |
| Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200 (55) | CPU group | Intel Core i 7000X (9) |
| 2 | Generation | 7 |
| Cascade Lake | Architecture | Skylake X |
| Desktop / Server | Segment | Desktop / Server |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | Intel Core i9-9940X |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Intel Xeon Gold 6242R is a 20 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.10 GHz (4.10 GHz). The Intel Core i9-7940X has 14 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.10 GHz (4.30 GHz). |
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| Intel Xeon Gold 6242R | Characteristic | Intel Core i9-7940X |
| 20 | Cores | 14 |
| 40 | Threads | 28 |
| normal | Core architecture | normal |
| Yes | Hyperthreading | Yes |
| No | Overclocking ? | Yes |
| 3.10 GHz | Frequency | 3.10 GHz |
| 4.10 GHz | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | 4.30 GHz |
| 3.30 GHz | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | 3.70 GHz |
Memory & PCIeThe Intel Xeon Gold 6242R supports a maximum of 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-7940X can connect up to 128 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. |
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| Intel Xeon Gold 6242R | Characteristic | Intel Core i9-7940X |
| DDR4-2933 | Memory | DDR4-2666 |
| 1024 GB | Max. Memory | 128 GB |
| 6 (Hexa Channel) | Memory channels | 4 (Quad Channel) |
| 140.7 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 85.4 GB/s |
| Yes | ECC | No |
| -- | L2 Cache | -- |
| 35.75 MB | L3 Cache | 19.00 MB |
| 3.0 | PCIe version | 3.0 |
| 48 | PCIe lanes | 44 |
| 47.3 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | 43.3 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe 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 i9-7940X is 165 W. |
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| Intel Xeon Gold 6242R | Characteristic | Intel Core i9-7940X |
| 205 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 165 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| 76 °C | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe Intel Xeon Gold 6242R has a 35.75 MB cache, while the Intel Core i9-7940X cache has a total of 19.00 MB. |
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| Intel Xeon Gold 6242R | Characteristic | Intel Core i9-7940X |
| 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, AVX-512 |
| LGA 3647 | Socket | LGA 2066 |
| VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d | Virtualization | VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d |
| Yes | AES-NI | Yes |
| Windows 10, Linux | Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux |
| Q1/2020 | Release date | Q4/2017 |
| 3286 $ | Release price | 1399 $ |
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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.
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Intel Xeon Gold 6242R
20C 40T @ 4.10 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-7940X
14C 28T @ 4.30 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 Xeon Gold 6242R
20C 40T @ 3.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-7940X
14C 28T @ 3.70 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Xeon Gold 6242R
20C 40T @ 4.10 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-7940X
14C 28T @ 4.30 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 Xeon Gold 6242R
20C 40T @ 3.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-7940X
14C 28T @ 3.70 GHz |
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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.
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Intel Xeon Gold 6242R
20C 40T @ 3.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-7940X
14C 28T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.
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Intel Xeon Gold 6242R
20C 40T @ 3.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-7940X
14C 28T @ 3.70 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 Xeon Gold 6242R
20C 40T @ 4.10 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-7940X
14C 28T @ 4.30 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 Xeon Gold 6242R
20C 40T @ 3.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i9-7940X
14C 28T @ 3.70 GHz |
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| Intel Xeon Gold 6242R | Intel Core i9-7940X |
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