Ryzen 5 PRO 8645HS vs Xeon Gold 6242R

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6242R and Ryzen 5 PRO 8645HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	248	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	17.06	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	no data
Power efficiency	9.96	no data
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Hawk Point (2024)
Release date	24 February 2020 (4 years ago)	16 April 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,529	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6242R and Ryzen 5 PRO 8645HS 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	20 (Icosa-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	40	12
Base clock speed	3.1 GHz	4.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.1 GHz	5 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	31	no data
L1 cache	1.25 MB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	20 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	35.75 MB	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	4 nm
Die size	no data	178 mm2
Maximum core temperature	76 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	25,000 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6242R and Ryzen 5 PRO 8645HS 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	no data	1
Socket	FCLGA3647	FP7
Power consumption (TDP)	205 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6242R and Ryzen 5 PRO 8645HS. 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	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
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	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6242R and Ryzen 5 PRO 8645HS 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 6242R and Ryzen 5 PRO 8645HS are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
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 6242R and Ryzen 5 PRO 8645HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR5
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	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon 760M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6242R and Ryzen 5 PRO 8645HS.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	48	20

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	24 February 2020	16 April 2024
Physical cores	20	6
Threads	40	12
Chip lithography	14 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	205 Watt	45 Watt

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