Xeon W-3335 vs Gold 6342

Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 6342
2021
24 cores / 48 threads, 230 Watt
29.79
+20.4%
Xeon W-3335
2021
16 cores / 32 threads, 250 Watt
24.74

Xeon Gold 6342 outperforms Xeon W-3335 by a significant 20% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6342 and Xeon W-3335 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking141199
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency12.269.37
Architecture codenameIce Lake-SP (2021)Ice Lake-W (2021)
Release date6 April 2021 (3 years ago)29 July 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6342 and Xeon W-3335 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)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads4832
Base clock speed2.8 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz4 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache36 MB (shared)24 MB (shared)
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 W-3335 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
SocketFCLGA4189FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)230 Watt250 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6342 and Xeon W-3335. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost++

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6342 and Xeon W-3335 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
SGXYes with Intel® SPS-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6342 and Xeon W-3335 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6342 and Xeon W-3335. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size6 TB4 TB
Max memory channels88
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6342 and Xeon W-3335.

PCIe version4.04
PCI Express lanes6464

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 29.79
+20.4%
Xeon W-3335 24.74

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
+20.4%
Xeon W-3335 39293

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 29.79 24.74
Recency 6 April 2021 29 July 2021
Physical cores 24 16
Threads 48 32
Power consumption (TDP) 230 Watt 250 Watt

Xeon Gold 6342 has a 20.4% higher aggregate performance score, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and 8.7% lower power consumption.

Xeon W-3335, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 months.

The Xeon Gold 6342 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon W-3335 in performance tests.


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