Xeon Gold 6242R vs Platinum 8270

Aggregate performance score

Xeon Platinum 8270
2018
26 cores / 52 threads, 205 Watt
18.88
Xeon Gold 6242R
2020
20 cores / 40 threads, 205 Watt
21.58
+14.3%

Xeon Gold 6242R outperforms Xeon Platinum 8270 by a moderate 14% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8270 and Xeon Gold 6242R processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking311244
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.8117.24
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon PlatinumIntel Xeon Gold
Power efficiency8.729.96
Architecture codenameCascade Lake-SP (2018)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date11 December 2018 (5 years ago)24 February 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$7,405$2,529

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6242R has 352% better value for money than Xeon Platinum 8270.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8270 and Xeon Gold 6242R 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 cores26 (Hexacosa-Core)20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads5240
Base clock speed2.7 GHz3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz4.1 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier2731
L1 cache64 KB (per core)1.25 MB
L2 cache1 MB (per core)20 MB
L3 cache35.75 MB (shared)35.75 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature84 °C76 °C
Number of transistors8,000 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8270 and Xeon Gold 6242R 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 configuration8 (Multiprocessor)no data
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)205 Watt205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8270 and Xeon Gold 6242R. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0--
Deep Learning Boost++

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8270 and Xeon Gold 6242R technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8270 and Xeon Gold 6242R are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8270 and Xeon Gold 6242R. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size1 TB1 TB
Max memory channels66
Maximum memory bandwidth140.8 GB/s140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/Ano data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8270 and Xeon Gold 6242R.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4848

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 Platinum 8270 18.88
Xeon Gold 6242R 21.58
+14.3%

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 Platinum 8270 29986
Xeon Gold 6242R 34282
+14.3%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 18.88 21.58
Recency 11 December 2018 24 February 2020
Physical cores 26 20
Threads 52 40

Xeon Platinum 8270 has 30% more physical cores and 30% more threads.

Xeon Gold 6242R, on the other hand, has a 14.3% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 1 year.

The Xeon Gold 6242R is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Platinum 8270 in performance tests.


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