Xeon E-2486 vs Gold 6242R

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6242R and Xeon E-2486 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking241not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation17.51no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Goldno data
Power efficiency9.96no data
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date24 February 2020 (4 years ago)14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,529$506

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6242R and Xeon E-2486 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 cores20 (Icosa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads4012
Base clock speed3.1 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz5.6 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s16 GT/s
Multiplier31no data
L1 cache1.25 MB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache20 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache35.75 MB18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data163 mm2
Maximum core temperature76 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6242R and Xeon E-2486 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 configurationno data1
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)205 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6242R and Xeon E-2486. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.02
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-+
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6242R and Xeon E-2486 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6242R and Xeon E-2486 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6242R and Xeon E-2486. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size1 TB128 GB
Max memory channels62
Maximum memory bandwidth140.8 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6242R and Xeon E-2486.

PCIe version3.05
PCI Express lanes4816

Pros & cons summary


Recency 24 February 2020 14 December 2023
Physical cores 20 6
Threads 40 12
Power consumption (TDP) 205 Watt 95 Watt

Xeon Gold 6242R has 233.3% more physical cores and 233.3% more threads.

Xeon E-2486, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, and 115.8% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Gold 6242R and Xeon E-2486. We've got no test results to judge.


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