Intel Xeon Gold 6342 vs Intel Core i5-2430M

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Intel Xeon Gold 6342 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i5-2430M
Intel Xeon Gold 6342 Intel Core i5-2430M

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon Gold 6342 or Intel Core i5-2430M - 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 6342 has 24 cores with 48 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. Up to 6144 GB of memory is supported in 8 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6342 was released in Q2/2021.

The Intel Core i5-2430M has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-2430M was released in Q4/2011.
Intel Xeon Gold (163) Family Intel Core i5 (331)
Intel Xeon Gold 5300/6300 (21) CPU group Intel Core i 2000M (46)
3 Generation 2
Ice Lake Architecture Sandy Bridge H
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Gold 6342 has 24 CPU cores and can calculate 48 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Gold 6342 is 2.80 GHz (3.50 GHz) while the Intel Core i5-2430M has 2 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-2430M is at 2.40 GHz (3.00 GHz).

Intel Xeon Gold 6342 Characteristic Intel Core i5-2430M
24 Cores 2
48 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.80 GHz Frequency 2.40 GHz
3.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.00 GHz
3.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

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 6342 Characteristic Intel Core i5-2430M
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Xeon Gold 6342 or Intel Core i5-2430M 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.

no iGPU GPU Intel HD Graphics 3000
GPU frequency 0.65 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.20 GHz
-- GPU Generation 6
Technology 32 nm
Max. displays 2
-- Compute units 12
-- Shader 96
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
-- DirectX Version 10.1

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 3000
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon Gold 6342 can use up to 6144 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 204.8 GB/s. The Intel Core i5-2430M supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 21.3 GB/s.

Intel Xeon Gold 6342 Characteristic Intel Core i5-2430M
DDR4-3200 Memory DDR3-1333
6144 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
8 (Octa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
204.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
36.00 MB L3 Cache 3.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 2.0
64 PCIe lanes 16
126.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon Gold 6342 is 230 W, while the Intel Core i5-2430M has a TDP of 35 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Xeon Gold 6342 Characteristic Intel Core i5-2430M
230 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Gold 6342 is manufactured in 10 nm and has 36.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i5-2430M is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 3.00 MB cache.

Intel Xeon Gold 6342 Characteristic Intel Core i5-2430M
10 nm Technology 32 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, AVX
LGA 4189 Socket PPGA 988
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2021 Release date Q4/2011
2529 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon Gold 6342 (100%)
Intel Core i5-2430M (40%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon Gold 6342 (100%)
Intel Core i5-2430M (5%)

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 6342 Intel Xeon Gold 6342
24C 48T @ 3.50 GHz
1238 (100%)
Intel Core i5-2430M Intel Core i5-2430M
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
581 (47%)

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 6342 Intel Xeon Gold 6342
24C 48T @ 3.20 GHz
21985 (100%)
Intel Core i5-2430M Intel Core i5-2430M
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
1259 (6%)

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 6342 Intel Xeon Gold 6342
24C 48T @ 3.50 GHz
1586 (100%)
Intel Core i5-2430M Intel Core i5-2430M
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
525 (33%)

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 6342 Intel Xeon Gold 6342
24C 48T @ 3.20 GHz
47328 (100%)
Intel Core i5-2430M Intel Core i5-2430M
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
2060 (4%)

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 6342 Intel Xeon Gold 6342
24C 48T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-2430M Intel Core i5-2430M
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
1025 (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 6342 Intel Xeon Gold 6342
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-2430M Intel Core i5-2430M
Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 1.20 GHz
230 (100%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.
Intel Xeon Gold 6342 Intel Xeon Gold 6342
24C 48T @ 3.20 GHz
650 (100%)
Intel Core i5-2430M Intel Core i5-2430M
2C 4T @ 2.40 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 Xeon Gold 6342 Intel Xeon Gold 6342
24C 48T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-2430M Intel Core i5-2430M
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
655 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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