Intel Xeon Gold 6242R vs W-3265M

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Combined performance score

Xeon W-3265M
20.85

Gold 6242R outperforms W-3265M by 9% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon W-3265M and Xeon Gold 6242R processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking228190
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money2.3016.28
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon WIntel Xeon Gold
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date3 June 2019 (4 years old)24 February 2020 (4 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$6,353$2,529
Current price$8396 (1.3x MSRP)$2000 (0.8x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6242R has 608% better value for money than Xeon W-3265M.

Technical specs

Xeon W-3265M 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 cores24 (Tetracosa-Core)20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads4840
Base clock speed2.7 GHz3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4.6 GHz4.1 GHz
Bus support4 × 8 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache1.5 MB1.25 MB
L2 cache24 MB20 MB
L3 cache33 MB35.75 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature78 °C76 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-3265M 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)205 Watt205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-3265M and Xeon Gold 6242R. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® 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+-
StatusLaunchedLaunched

Security technologies

Xeon W-3265M 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 W-3265M 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 W-3265M and Xeon Gold 6242R. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size2 TB1 TB
Max memory channels66
Maximum memory bandwidth140.8 GB/s140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-3265M and Xeon Gold 6242R.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes6448

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 W-3265M 20.85
Xeon Gold 6242R 22.76
+9.2%

Gold 6242R outperforms W-3265M by 9% in our combined benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Xeon W-3265M 32025
Xeon Gold 6242R 34963
+9.2%

Gold 6242R outperforms W-3265M by 9% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 20.85 22.76
Recency 3 June 2019 24 February 2020
Physical cores 24 20
Threads 48 40
Cost $6353 $2529

We couldn't decide between Xeon W-3265M and Xeon Gold 6242R. The differences in performance seem too small.


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