Xeon E-2336 vs Gold 6142

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 6142
2017
16 cores / 32 threads, 150 Watt
15.87
+53%
Xeon E-2336
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
10.37

Xeon Gold 6142 outperforms Xeon E-2336 by an impressive 53% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6142 and Xeon E-2336 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking427752
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.22no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Goldno data
Power efficiency10.0115.09
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Rocket Lake-E (2021)
Release date25 April 2017 (7 years ago)8 September 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,946no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6142 and Xeon E-2336 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads3212
Base clock speed2.6 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz4.8 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s8 GT/s
Multiplier26no data
L1 cache1 MB64K (per core)
L2 cache16 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache22 MB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature85 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6142 and Xeon E-2336 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 configuration4 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6142 and Xeon E-2336. 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, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6142 and Xeon E-2336 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6142 and Xeon E-2336 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6142 and Xeon E-2336. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size768 GB128 GB
Max memory channels62
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6142 and Xeon E-2336.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes4844

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 6142 15.87
+53%
Xeon E-2336 10.37

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 6142 25215
+53.1%
Xeon E-2336 16467

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon Gold 6142 1136
Xeon E-2336 2048
+80.3%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon Gold 6142 8703
+16.8%
Xeon E-2336 7454

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.87 10.37
Recency 25 April 2017 8 September 2021
Physical cores 16 6
Threads 32 12
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon Gold 6142 has a 53% higher aggregate performance score, and 166.7% more physical cores and 166.7% more threads.

Xeon E-2336, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, and 130.8% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Gold 6142 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E-2336 in performance tests.


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