Ultra 5 245K vs Xeon Gold 6142M

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6142M and Core Ultra 5 245K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated176
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data74.65
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon Goldno data
Power efficiencyno data20.29
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2019)Arrow Lake-S (2024−2025)
Release date25 April 2017 (7 years ago)24 October 2024 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)$5,949$309

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6142M and Core Ultra 5 245K 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)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads3214
Base clock speed2.6 GHz4.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz5.2 GHz
Bus rateno data159 MHz
Multiplier26no data
L1 cache1 MB112 KB (per core)
L2 cache16 MB3 MB (per core)
L3 cache22 MB24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm3 nm
Die sizeno data243 mm2
Maximum core temperature85 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data17,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6142M and Core Ultra 5 245K 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 configuration4 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA36471851
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6142M and Core Ultra 5 245K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX++
SIPP-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6142M and Core Ultra 5 245K technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6142M and Core Ultra 5 245K are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6142M and Core Ultra 5 245K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR5
Maximum memory size1.5 TBno data
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataArc Xe2 Graphics 64EU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6142M and Core Ultra 5 245K.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes4820

Pros & cons summary


Recency 25 April 2017 24 October 2024
Physical cores 16 14
Threads 32 14
Chip lithography 14 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 125 Watt

Xeon Gold 6142M has 14.3% more physical cores and 128.6% more threads.

Ultra 5 245K, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 years, a 366.7% more advanced lithography process, and 20% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Gold 6142M and Core Ultra 5 245K. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 6142M is a server/workstation processor while Core Ultra 5 245K is a desktop one.


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