V-Series V120 vs Xeon Gold 6242
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Gold 6242 outperforms V-Series V120 by a whopping 6030% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon Gold 6242 and V-Series V120 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 401 | 3146 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 9.64 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Xeon Gold | AMD V-Series |
| Power efficiency | 10.44 | 1.02 |
| Architecture codename | Cascade Lake (2019−2020) | Champlain (2010−2011) |
| Release date | 2 April 2019 (5 years ago) | 12 May 2010 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $2,529 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon Gold 6242 and V-Series V120 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 cores | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 32 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 2.8 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.9 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | 3200 MHz |
| Multiplier | 28 | no data |
| L1 cache | 1 MB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 16 MB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 22 MB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 45 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 85 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Gold 6242 and V-Series V120 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 configuration | 4 (Multiprocessor) | no data |
| Socket | FCLGA3647 | S1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 25 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6242 and V-Series V120. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 | MMX, 3DNow, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| VirusProtect | - | + |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Speed Shift | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | + | - |
Security technologies
Xeon Gold 6242 and V-Series V120 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6242 and V-Series V120 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6242 and V-Series V120. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2933 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 1 TB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 6 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 140.8 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6242 and V-Series V120.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 48 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 16.55 | 0.27 |
| Recency | 2 April 2019 | 12 May 2010 |
| Physical cores | 16 | 1 |
| Threads | 32 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 25 Watt |
Xeon Gold 6242 has a 6029.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, 1500% more physical cores and 3100% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.
V-Series V120, on the other hand, has 500% lower power consumption.
The Xeon Gold 6242 is our recommended choice as it beats the V-Series V120 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon Gold 6242 is a server/workstation processor while V-Series V120 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Gold 6242 and V-Series V120, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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