Opteron 6344 vs Xeon Gold 6342

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	235	1751
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.44
Market segment	Server	Server
Power efficiency	4.93	1.27
Designer	Intel	AMD
Manufacturer	Intel	GlobalFoundries
Architecture codename	Ice Lake-SP (2021)	Abu Dhabi (2012)
Release date	6 April 2021 (5 years ago)	5 November 2012 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$415

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6342 and Opteron 6344 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	24 (Tetracosa-Core)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	48	12
Base clock speed	2.8 GHz	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.5 GHz	3.2 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	576 KB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	2 MB (per module)
L3 cache	36 MB (shared)	8 MB (per die)
Chip lithography	10 nm	32 nm
Die size	no data	2x 315 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	81 °C	70 °C
Number of transistors	no data	2,400 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6342 and Opteron 6344 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	2	4
Socket	FCLGA4189	G34
Power consumption (TDP)	230 Watt	115 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6342 and Opteron 6344. 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	+	+
FMA	-	+
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	+	-
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6342 and Opteron 6344 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
SGX	Yes with Intel® SPS	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6342 and Opteron 6344 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 6342 and Opteron 6344. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR3
Maximum memory size	6 TB	no data
Max memory channels	8	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 6342 and Opteron 6344.

PCIe version	4.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	64	no data

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	26.90	3.47
Recency	6 April 2021	5 November 2012
Physical cores	24	12
Threads	48	12
Chip lithography	10 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	230 Watt	115 Watt