Xeon 6516P-B vs Gold 6242R

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6242R and Xeon 6516P-B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	262	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	16.36	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	no data
Power efficiency	9.93	no data
Designer	Intel	Intel
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Granite Rapids (2024−2025)
Release date	24 February 2020 (5 years ago)	24 February 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,529	$1,544

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6242R and Xeon 6516P-B 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)	20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads	40	40
Base clock speed	3.1 GHz	2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.1 GHz	3.5 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	112 KB (per core)
L2 cache	20 MB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	35.75 MB	80 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Die size	no data	598 mm2
Maximum core temperature	76 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	85 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6242R and Xeon 6516P-B 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	2
Socket	FCLGA3647	Intel BGA 4368
Power consumption (TDP)	205 Watt	145 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6242R and Xeon 6516P-B. 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
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6242R and Xeon 6516P-B technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6242R and Xeon 6516P-B are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6242R and Xeon 6516P-B. 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

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6242R and Xeon 6516P-B.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	48	32

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	24 February 2020	24 February 2025
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	205 Watt	145 Watt

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