Xeon Gold 6342 vs Core i9-11900F

Primary details

Comparing Core i9-11900F and Xeon Gold 6342 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	467	122
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	46.61	24.67
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Architecture codename	Rocket Lake (2021)	Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date	16 March 2021 (3 years ago)	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Current price	$229	$2400

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i9-11900F has 89% better value for money than Xeon Gold 6342.

Detailed specifications

Core i9-11900F and Xeon Gold 6342 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	8 (Octa-Core)	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	16	48
Base clock speed	2.5 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	5.1 GHz	3.5 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	81 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	81 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Core i9-11900F and Xeon Gold 6342 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	1	2
Socket	FCLGA1200	FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	230 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-11900F and Xeon Gold 6342. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
SIPP	-	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Core i9-11900F and Xeon Gold 6342 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	no data
SGX	-	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i9-11900F and Xeon Gold 6342 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i9-11900F and Xeon Gold 6342. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	128 GB	6 TB
Max memory channels	2	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	50 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-11900F and Xeon Gold 6342.

PCIe version	4.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	20	64

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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 6342 outperforms Core i9-11900F by 110% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	14.54	30.59
Physical cores	8	24
Threads	16	48
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	230 Watt

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