Intel® Xeon™ Gold 6242R

The Intel Xeon Gold 6242R is a server processor with 20 cores and 40 threads, built on the Cascade Lake architecture. It launched in Jan 2020. Clocks run from 3.1 GHz base to 4.1 GHz boost. A 35.75-MB L3 cache backs the cores (2.8 MB per core). It addresses DDR4 memory up to 1024 GB across 6 channels. The chip drops into the FCLGA3647 socket and exposes PCIe 3.0 (48 lanes). Rated TDP is 205 W. Notable platform capabilities: AVX-512, Extended Page Tables (EPT).

The Intel Xeon Gold 6242R scores 2,355 in single-core performance and 35,076 in multi-core performance (PassMark CPU Mark ratings). From those two ratings Feex computes 9,089 for overall performance, 26,096 for productivity performance, 23,531 for creator performance, 42,530 for engineering performance and 15,834 for gaming performance. Its multi-core throughput works out to 1,754 per core, 877 per thread and 171 per watt. Its computed efficiency index is 635. Its performance index is 113, so its overall performance is 13% above the Intel Core i5-12400 (index 100). Each bar shows the score as a share of a reference ceiling, which is the larger of the 99th-percentile score across the Feex CPU database and a fixed baseline.

Scores for individual PassMark CPU Mark test categories. Higher is better. These are measured test scores, not computed from the single-core and multi-core ratings.

In the individual workload tests the Intel Xeon Gold 6242R scores 140,961 in integer math, 90,417 in floating-point math, 596,692 in compression, 13,832 in cryptography, 2,025 in physics simulation, 47,317 in vector SIMD, 157 in the prime sieve and 76,156 in sorting. Higher is better. Compared with the Intel Core i5-12400, it is 139% above in integer math, 97% above in floating-point math, 162% above in compression, 20% above in cryptography, 86% above in physics simulation, 205% above in vector SIMD, 134% above in the prime sieve and 236% above in sorting. Each bar shows the score as a share of that workload's reference ceiling, the larger of the 99th-percentile score across CPUs with a recorded value and a fixed baseline.

The Intel Xeon Gold 6242R has 20 physical cores and runs 40 logical threads. It runs 2 threads per core. It runs at a base clock of 3.10 GHz and boosts up to 4.10 GHz.

The Intel Xeon Gold 6242R is a server processor, belongs to the Intel Xeon Gold family, uses the Cascade Lake architecture, carries the codename Cascade Lake and is manufactured on a 14 nm process. It launched in Jan 2020.

The Intel Xeon Gold 6242R has 128 KB of L1 cache, 20 MB of L2 cache and 35.8 MB of L3 cache. That adds up to about 55.9 MB of cache, or 2.79 MB per core.

The Intel Xeon Gold 6242R has a 3-level cache hierarchy: L1 at 128 KB, L2 at 20 MB and L3 at 35.8 MB. L3 is the largest level and makes up about 64% of the cache listed here.

The Intel Xeon Gold 6242R supports DDR4 memory, addresses up to 1,024 GB of memory, uses 6 memory channels, runs memory at up to 2,933 MT/s and delivers up to 140.8 GB/s of memory bandwidth. It does not support DDR5 and LPDDR memory.

The Intel Xeon Gold 6242R does not include integrated graphics, so a discrete graphics card is required for display output.

The Intel Xeon Gold 6242R uses the FCLGA3647 socket, supports PCI Express 3.0 and provides up to 48 PCIe lanes.

The Intel Xeon Gold 6242R has a rated TDP of 205 W.

Instruction sets, security, virtualization, AI acceleration and OS readiness. Features are listed as supported, explicitly not supported, or not recorded; a feature that is not recorded is not the same as unsupported.

The Intel Xeon Gold 6242R is manufactured by Intel. It launched at a price of $2,977.

The Intel Xeon Gold 6242R is also identified by the model number 6242R.

Feex has recorded 58% of the specifications it tracks for the Intel Xeon Gold 6242R. Values Feex does not hold are shown as "Not recorded" rather than estimated.

Not recorded: Core Configuration: Performance Cores, Efficiency Cores, Hybrid Architecture, All-Core Boost and Unlocked Multiplier. Architecture & Generation: ISA Family and Market Status. Cache: L2 Cache (per Core) and L4 Cache. Memory Support: ECC Memory. Platform & Compatibility: Package and Package Size. Power & Thermals: Base Power, Maximum Turbo Power, Configurable TDP (Min), Configurable TDP (Max), Max Junction Temperature and Tcase. Physical & Manufacturing: Transistor Count, Die Size, Die Count and Foundry. Naming & Aliases: Normalized Name, SKU, Processor Number and Part Number.

Processors that use the same FCLGA3647 socket as the Intel Xeon Gold 6242R and have the closest multi-core scores in the Feex database include Intel Xeon Gold 6238R, Intel Xeon Gold 6268CL, Intel Xeon Gold 6248R, Intel Xeon W-3265M and Intel Xeon Platinum 8260M.