Intel Xeon Silver 4114 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6242

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,865

Rank #986

vs
5,503

Rank #479

4,865
5,503

Xeon Gold 6242 wins by 11.6% (Rank #986 vs #479)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,760

Rank #1,100

vs
5,407

Rank #634

4,760
5,407

Xeon Gold 6242 wins by 12% (Rank #1100 vs #634)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,023

Rank #621

vs
5,647

Rank #339

5,023
5,647

Xeon Gold 6242 wins by 11.1% (Rank #621 vs #339)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,915

Rank #429

vs
5,405

Rank #204

4,915
5,405

Xeon Gold 6242 wins by 9.1% (Rank #429 vs #204)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,941

Rank #461

vs
5,519

Rank #197

4,941
5,519

Xeon Gold 6242 wins by 10.5% (Rank #461 vs #197)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,980

Rank #401

vs
5,517

Rank #183

4,980
5,517

Xeon Gold 6242 wins by 9.7% (Rank #401 vs #183)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Xeon Silver 4114 Xeon Gold 6242 Diff
Cores
10
16
-37.5%
Threads
20
32
-37.5%
Base Frequency
2,200 MHz
2,800 MHz
-21.4%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
3,000 MHz
3,900 MHz
-23.1%
Clock Multiplier
22x
28x
-21.4%
L1 Cache
640 KB
1,024 KB
-37.5%
L2 Cache
10 MiB
16 MiB
-37.5%
L3 Cache
14 MiB
22 MiB
-37.5%
Memory Channels
6
6
0%
Maximum Memory
768 GB
1,024 GB
-25%
Max Bandwidth
107 GB/s
131 GB/s
-18.2%
PCIe Lanes --
48
Max CPUs
2
4
-50%
TDP (lower is better)
85 W
150 W
43.3% less
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
14 nm
0%

General Information

Specification Xeon Silver 4114 Xeon Gold 6242
Designer Intel Intel
Family Xeon Xeon
Series 4000 6200
Model Number 4114 6242
Microarchitecture Skylake Cascade Lake
Core Name Skylake Cascade Lake SP
Core Family 6 6
Core Model -- 85
Socket Socket P and LGA-3647 Socket P and LGA-3647
Package FCLGA-3647 FCLGA-3647
Chipset Lewisburg Lewisburg
Memory Type DDR4-2400 DDR4-2933
ECC Support Yes Yes
PCIe Revision -- 3.0
PCIe Configuration -- 1x16, x8, x4
Market Segment Server Server
Release Price $694.00 $2,529.00
Locked Multiplier Yes Yes

Designer

Xeon Silver 4114
Intel
Xeon Gold 6242
Intel

Family

Xeon Silver 4114
Xeon
Xeon Gold 6242
Xeon

Series

Xeon Silver 4114
4000
Xeon Gold 6242
6200

Model Number

Xeon Silver 4114
4114
Xeon Gold 6242
6242

Microarchitecture

Xeon Silver 4114
Skylake
Xeon Gold 6242
Cascade Lake

Core Name

Xeon Silver 4114
Skylake
Xeon Gold 6242
Cascade Lake SP

Core Family

Xeon Silver 4114
6
Xeon Gold 6242
6

Core Model

Xeon Silver 4114
--
Xeon Gold 6242
85

Socket

Xeon Silver 4114
Socket P and LGA-3647
Xeon Gold 6242
Socket P and LGA-3647

Package

Xeon Silver 4114
FCLGA-3647
Xeon Gold 6242
FCLGA-3647

Chipset

Xeon Silver 4114
Lewisburg
Xeon Gold 6242
Lewisburg

Memory Type

Xeon Silver 4114
DDR4-2400
Xeon Gold 6242
DDR4-2933

ECC Support

Xeon Silver 4114
Yes
Xeon Gold 6242
Yes

PCIe Revision

Xeon Silver 4114
--
Xeon Gold 6242
3.0

PCIe Configuration

Xeon Silver 4114
--
Xeon Gold 6242
1x16, x8, x4

Market Segment

Xeon Silver 4114
Server
Xeon Gold 6242
Server

Release Price

Xeon Silver 4114
$694.00
Xeon Gold 6242
$2,529.00

Locked Multiplier

Xeon Silver 4114
Yes
Xeon Gold 6242
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Xeon Silver 4114 Xeon Gold 6242
Process 14 nm 14 nm
Manufacturer Intel Intel
Technology CMOS CMOS
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) x86-64 (x86)

Process

Xeon Silver 4114
14 nm
Xeon Gold 6242
14 nm

Manufacturer

Xeon Silver 4114
Intel
Xeon Gold 6242
Intel

Technology

Xeon Silver 4114
CMOS
Xeon Gold 6242
CMOS

Word Size

Xeon Silver 4114
64-bit
Xeon Gold 6242
64-bit

ISA

Xeon Silver 4114
x86-64 (x86)
Xeon Gold 6242
x86-64 (x86)

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Xeon Silver 4114 Xeon Gold 6242
ABM
ADX
AES
AVX
AVX-512
AVX2
AVX512BW
AVX512CD
AVX512DQ
AVX512F
AVX512VL
AVX512VNNI
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
DL Boost
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA3
FPU
HT
KPT
MBE Ctrl
MMX
NM
NX
PTT
Protected
QAT
RdRand
Real
Run Sure
SMEP
SMM
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSSE3
SST
Secure Key
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VMD
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64