Xeon Gold 6342 vs D-1587

Aggregate performance score

Xeon D-1587
2016
16 cores / 32 threads, 65 Watt
8.70
Xeon Gold 6342
2021
24 cores / 48 threads, 230 Watt
30.36
+249%

Xeon Gold 6342 outperforms Xeon D-1587 by a whopping 249% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon D-1587 and Xeon Gold 6342 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking882141
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.08no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Dno data
Power efficiency12.4312.26
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date24 February 2016 (8 years ago)6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,443no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon D-1587 and Xeon Gold 6342 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads3248
Base clock speed1.7 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2.3 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Multiplier17no data
L1 cache1 MB64K (per core)
L2 cache4 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache24 MB36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm
Die size306.18 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)80 °C81 °C
Number of transistors4700 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-1587 and Xeon Gold 6342 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)2
SocketFCBGA1667FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt230 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-1587 and Xeon Gold 6342. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
GPIO+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon D-1587 and Xeon Gold 6342 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-1587 and Xeon Gold 6342 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon D-1587 and Xeon Gold 6342. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4, DDR3DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size128 GB6 TB
Max memory channels28
Maximum memory bandwidth34.124 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-1587 and Xeon Gold 6342.

PCIe version2.0/3.04.0
PCI Express lanes2464
USB revision2.0/3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports6no data
Number of USB ports8no data
Integrated LAN+no data
UART+no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Xeon D-1587 8.70
Xeon Gold 6342 30.36
+249%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Xeon D-1587 13566
Xeon Gold 6342 47320
+249%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.70 30.36
Recency 24 February 2016 6 April 2021
Physical cores 16 24
Threads 32 48
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 230 Watt

Xeon D-1587 has 253.8% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6342, on the other hand, has a 249% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon Gold 6342 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon D-1587 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon D-1587 and Xeon Gold 6342, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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