N250 vs Xeon Gold 6242R
Primary details
Comparing Xeon Gold 6242R and N250 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 259 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 16.57 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Xeon Gold | no data |
| Power efficiency | 9.95 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Cascade Lake (2019−2020) | no data |
| Release date | 24 February 2020 (4 years ago) | 1 January 2025 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $2,529 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon Gold 6242R and N250 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 | 20 (Icosa-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 40 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3.1 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 4.1 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 31 | no data |
| L1 cache | 1.25 MB | no data |
| L2 cache | 20 MB | no data |
| L3 cache | 35.75 MB | 6 MB Intel® Smart Cache |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 76 °C | 105 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Gold 6242R and N250 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | FCLGA3647 | FCBGA1264 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 205 Watt | no data |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6242R and N250. 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 | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | - |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | - |
| TSX | + | - |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| GPIO | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | + | - |
Security technologies
Xeon Gold 6242R and N250 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | + | no data |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6242R and N250 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6242R and N250. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2933 | DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800, LPDDR5-4800 |
| Maximum memory size | 1 TB | 16 GB |
| Max memory channels | 6 | 1 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 140.8 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel® Graphics |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 1.25 GHz |
| Execution Units | no data | 32 |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Gold 6242R and N250 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 3 |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon Gold 6242R and N250 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | no data | + |
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | no data | 4096 x 2160@60Hz |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | no data | 4096 x 2160@60Hz |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Xeon Gold 6242R and N250 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | 12.1 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6242R and N250.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 48 | 9 |
| USB revision | no data | 2.0/3.2 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 24 February 2020 | 1 January 2025 |
| Physical cores | 20 | 4 |
| Threads | 40 | 4 |
Xeon Gold 6242R has 400% more physical cores and 900% more threads.
N250, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years.
We couldn't decide between Xeon Gold 6242R and N250. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Xeon Gold 6242R is a server/workstation processor while N250 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Gold 6242R and N250, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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