Xeon Gold 5415+ vs Gold 6342

Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 6342
2021
24 cores / 48 threads, 230 Watt
30.92
+89.7%

Xeon Gold 6342 outperforms Xeon Gold 5415+ by an impressive 90% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6342 and Xeon Gold 5415+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking140426
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data34.44
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency12.269.91
Architecture codenameIce Lake-SP (2021)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date6 April 2021 (3 years ago)10 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,076

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6342 and Xeon Gold 5415+ 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 cores24 (Tetracosa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads4816
Base clock speed2.8 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz4.1 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache36 MB (shared)22.5 MB
Chip lithography10 nm10 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)81 °C78 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6342 and Xeon Gold 5415+ 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 configuration22
SocketFCLGA41894677
Power consumption (TDP)230 Watt150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6342 and Xeon Gold 5415+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX++
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6342 and Xeon Gold 5415+ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data
SGXYes with Intel® SPSno data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6342 and Xeon Gold 5415+ are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6342 and Xeon Gold 5415+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size6 TBno data
Max memory channels8no data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6342 and Xeon Gold 5415+.

PCIe version4.05.0
PCI Express lanes6480

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 6342 30.92
+89.7%
Xeon Gold 5415+ 16.30

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.

Xeon Gold 6342 47320
+89.7%
Xeon Gold 5415+ 24951

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 30.92 16.30
Recency 6 April 2021 10 January 2023
Physical cores 24 8
Threads 48 16
Power consumption (TDP) 230 Watt 150 Watt

Xeon Gold 6342 has a 89.7% higher aggregate performance score, and 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

Xeon Gold 5415+, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 53.3% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Gold 6342 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 5415+ in performance tests.


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