Xeon Gold 6330N vs Gold 6142F

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6142F and Xeon Gold 6330N processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	196
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	18.56
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	no data
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	no data
Release date	11 July 2017 (6 years ago)	1 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$3,101	no data
Current price	$1959 (0.6x MSRP)	$2197

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6142F and Xeon Gold 6330N 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)	28 (Octacosa-Core)
Threads	32	56
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	3.4 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB	no data
L2 cache	16 MB	no data
L3 cache	22 MB	42 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	87 °C	86 °C
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6142F and Xeon Gold 6330N 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	FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)	160 Watt	165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6142F and Xeon Gold 6330N. 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® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	no data
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6142F and Xeon Gold 6330N 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 6142F and Xeon Gold 6330N are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6142F and Xeon Gold 6330N. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-2667
Maximum memory size	768 GB	6 TB
Max memory channels	6	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	128.001 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6142F and Xeon Gold 6330N.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	48	64

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	11 July 2017	1 April 2021
Physical cores	16	28
Threads	32	56
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	160 Watt	165 Watt

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