Xeon Gold 5318Y vs Gold 6242R

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 6242R
2020
20 cores / 40 threads, 205 Watt
21.58
+3.5%
Xeon Gold 5318Y
2021
24 cores / 48 threads, 165 Watt
20.86

Xeon Gold 6242R outperforms Xeon Gold 5318Y by a minimal 3% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6242R and Xeon Gold 5318Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking248266
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation17.04no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Goldno data
Power efficiency9.9611.96
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date24 February 2020 (4 years ago)6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,529no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6242R and Xeon Gold 5318Y 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)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads4048
Base clock speed3.1 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier31no data
L1 cache1.25 MB64K (per core)
L2 cache20 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache35.75 MB36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm
Maximum core temperature76 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data87 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6242R and Xeon Gold 5318Y 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 data2
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)205 Watt165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6242R and Xeon Gold 5318Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Deep Learning Boost++

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6242R and Xeon Gold 5318Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6242R and Xeon Gold 5318Y 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 Gold 5318Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size1 TB6 TB
Max memory channels68
Maximum memory bandwidth140.8 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6242R and Xeon Gold 5318Y.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes4864

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 Gold 6242R 21.58
+3.5%
Xeon Gold 5318Y 20.86

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 Gold 6242R 34282
+3.4%
Xeon Gold 5318Y 33139

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 21.58 20.86
Recency 24 February 2020 6 April 2021
Physical cores 20 24
Threads 40 48
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 205 Watt 165 Watt

Xeon Gold 6242R has a 3.5% higher aggregate performance score.

Xeon Gold 5318Y, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, 20% more physical cores and 20% more threads, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 24.2% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon Gold 6242R and Xeon Gold 5318Y.


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