Intel Xeon W-1290P vs Gold 6242

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Combined performance score

Xeon Gold 6242
17.12
+16.4%

Gold 6242 outperforms W-1290P by 16% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon Gold 6242 and Xeon W-1290P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking324430
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money7.67no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon Goldno data
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Comet Lake (2020)
Release date2 April 2019 (4 years old)13 May 2020 (3 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,529no data
Current price$2427 (1x MSRP)no data
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Technical specs

Xeon Gold 6242 and Xeon W-1290P 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)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads3220
Base clock speed2.8 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz5.2 GHz
Bus support4 × 8 GT/sno data
L1 cache1 MB64K (per core)
L2 cache16 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache22 MB20 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data206 mm2
Maximum core temperature85 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data70 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6242 and Xeon W-1290P 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 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6242 and Xeon W-1290P. 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
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-+
StatusLaunchedLaunched

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6242 and Xeon W-1290P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protectionno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6242 and Xeon W-1290P are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6242 and Xeon W-1290P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size1 TB128 GB
Max memory channels62
Maximum memory bandwidth140.8 GB/s45.8 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics P630
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Videono data+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.2 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Gold 6242 and Xeon W-1290P integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon Gold 6242 and Xeon W-1290P integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon Gold 6242 and Xeon W-1290P integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6242 and Xeon W-1290P.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4816

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 6242 17.12
+16.4%
Xeon W-1290P 14.71

Gold 6242 outperforms W-1290P by 16% in our combined benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Xeon Gold 6242 26288
+16.4%
Xeon W-1290P 22592

Gold 6242 outperforms W-1290P by 16% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 17.12 14.71
Recency 2 April 2019 13 May 2020
Physical cores 16 10
Threads 32 20
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 125 Watt

The Xeon Gold 6242 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon W-1290P in performance tests.


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