A6-3400M vs Xeon Gold 6242

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6242 and A6-3400M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	349	2544
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	7.53	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	AMD A-Series
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Llano (2011−2012)
Release date	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)	14 June 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,529	no data
Current price	$2473 (1x MSRP)	$70

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6242 and A6-3400M 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	32	4
Base clock speed	2.8 GHz	1.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	2.3 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	1 MB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	16 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	22 MB	0 KB
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Die size	no data	228 mm2
Maximum core temperature	85 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	1,178 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6242 and A6-3400M 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)	1
Socket	FCLGA3647	FS1
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6242 and A6-3400M. 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	3DNow!, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, Radeon HD 6480G, DDR3(L)-1333 Memory Controller
AES-NI	+	no data
AVX	+	no data
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Status	Launched	no data

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6242 and A6-3400M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6242 and A6-3400M are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6242 and A6-3400M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR3
Maximum memory size	1 TB	no data
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	140.8 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon HD 6520G

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6242 and A6-3400M.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	48	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.

Xeon Gold 6242 outperforms A6-3400M by 2108% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	17.00	0.77
Recency	2 April 2019	14 June 2011
Physical cores	16	4
Threads	32	4
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	35 Watt

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