Intel Xeon Gold 6242 Benchmark, Test and specs

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The Intel Xeon Gold 6242 is a 16 core processor. It can handle 32 threads simultaneously and was introduced in Q2/2019. The Intel Xeon Gold 6242 is based on the 2. generation of the Intel Xeon Gold series and requires a mainboard with the socket LGA 3647. The Intel Xeon Gold 6242 scores 1,107 points with one CPU core in the Geekbench 5 benchmark. When using all CPU cores, the result is 12,843 points.
Intel Xeon Gold 6242

At a glance

Name: Intel Xeon Gold 6242
Family: Intel Xeon Gold (163)
CPU group: Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200 (55)
Architecture: Cascade Lake
Technology: 14 nm
Segment: Desktop
Generation: 2
Predecessor: --
Successor: --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The 16 CPU cores of the Intel Xeon Gold 6242 clock with 2.80 GHz (3.90 GHz). The number of CPU cores and the clock frequency of the processor are largely responsible for the overall performance.

CPU Cores / Threads: 16 / 32
Core architecture: normal
Cores: 16x
Hyperthreading / SMT: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 2.80 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): 3.90 GHz
Turbo Frequency (16 Cores): 3.40 GHz

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon Gold 6242 supports up to 1024 GB memory in up to 6 (Hexa Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum memory bandwidth of 140.7 GB/s.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
DDR4-2933
140.7 GB/s
Max. Memory: 1024 GB
Memory channels: 6 (Hexa Channel)
ECC: Yes
PCIe: 3.0 x 48
PCIe Bandwidth: 47.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

With the TDP, the processor manufacturer specifies the cooling solution required for the processor. The Intel Xeon Gold 6242 has a TDP of 150 W.

TDP (PL1 / PBP): 150 W
TDP (PL2): --
TDP up: --
TDP down: --
Tjunction max.: --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Gold 6242 has a 22.00 MB large cache. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm. Modern production increases the efficiency of the processor.

Technology: 14 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: LGA 3647
L2-Cache: --
L3-Cache: 22.00 MB
AES-NI: Yes
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
Release date: Q2/2019
Release price: 2534 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet

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Benchmark results

Verified Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Intel Xeon Gold 6242 have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.


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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4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
1112
Intel Xeon Gold 6144 Intel Xeon Gold 6144
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz
1108
Intel Xeon Gold 6338 Intel Xeon Gold 6338
32C 64T @ 3.20 GHz
1108
Intel Xeon Gold 6242 Intel Xeon Gold 6242
16C 32T @ 3.90 GHz
1107
Intel Xeon Gold 6209U Intel Xeon Gold 6209U
20C 40T @ 3.90 GHz
1107
Intel Xeon Gold 6226R Intel Xeon Gold 6226R
16C 32T @ 3.90 GHz
1107
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v6 Intel Xeon E3-1270 v6
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
1107

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.
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
12C 24T @ 4.60 GHz
12974
Intel Core i9-7940X Intel Core i9-7940X
14C 28T @ 3.70 GHz
12964
Intel Xeon Gold 6142 Intel Xeon Gold 6142
16C 32T @ 2.90 GHz
12876
Intel Xeon Gold 6242 Intel Xeon Gold 6242
16C 32T @ 3.40 GHz
12843
Intel Core i5-13500 Intel Core i5-13500
14C 20T @ 4.20 GHz
12834
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX
12C 24T @ 4.20 GHz
12828
Intel Core i9-9920X Intel Core i9-9920X
12C 24T @ 4.30 GHz
12763

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.
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D
8C 16T @ 3.00 GHz
26499
Intel Core i9-10920X Intel Core i9-10920X
12C 24T @ 4.40 GHz
26361
Intel Core i9-7940X Intel Core i9-7940X
14C 28T @ 3.70 GHz
26338
Intel Xeon Gold 6242 Intel Xeon Gold 6242
16C 32T @ 3.40 GHz
26311
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
26120
AMD Ryzen 7 5800 AMD Ryzen 7 5800
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
25960
AMD Ryzen 5 8600G AMD Ryzen 5 8600G
6C 12T @ 4.75 GHz
25955

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