Xeon D-2796TE vs Gold 6142

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6142 and Xeon D-2796TE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	373	337
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	25.90	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	no data
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	no data
Release date	25 April 2017 (7 years ago)	1 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,946	no data
Current price	$399 (0.1x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6142 and Xeon D-2796TE 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)	20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads	32	40
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	3.1 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	1 MB	no data
L2 cache	16 MB	no data
L3 cache	22 MB	30 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	85 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6142 and Xeon D-2796TE 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	FCBGA2579
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	118 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6142 and Xeon D-2796TE. 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® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	no data
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
QuickAssist	no data	-
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6142 and Xeon D-2796TE technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6142 and Xeon D-2796TE are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6142 and Xeon D-2796TE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4
Maximum memory size	768 GB	1 TB
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	128.001 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6142 and Xeon D-2796TE.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	48	32
USB revision	no data	3.0
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	no data	24
Number of USB ports	no data	4
Integrated LAN	no data	+

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.

D-2796TE outperforms Gold 6142 by 6% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	16.12	17.03
Recency	25 April 2017	1 January 2022
Physical cores	16	20
Threads	32	40
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	118 Watt

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