Intel® Xeon™ Gold 6342

The Intel Xeon Gold 6342 is a server processor with 24 cores and 48 threads, built on the Ice Lake architecture. It launched in Apr 2021. Clocks run from 2.8 GHz base to 3.5 GHz boost. A 36-MB L3 cache backs the cores (2.8 MB per core). It addresses DDR4 memory up to 6 GB across 8 channels. The chip drops into the FCLGA4189 socket and exposes PCIe 4.0 (64 lanes). Rated TDP is 230 W. Notable platform capabilities: AVX-512, Extended Page Tables (EPT).

The Intel Xeon Gold 6342 scores 2,396 in single-core performance and 47,076 in multi-core performance (PassMark CPU Mark ratings). From those two ratings Feex computes 10,620 for overall performance, 33,954 for productivity performance, 30,205 for creator performance, 60,022 for engineering performance and 18,957 for gaming performance. Its multi-core throughput works out to 1,962 per core, 981 per thread and 205 per watt. Its computed efficiency index is 700. Its performance index is 132, so its overall performance is 32% 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 6342 scores 189,769 in integer math, 109,421 in floating-point math, 680,193 in compression, 36,232 in cryptography, 3,422 in physics simulation, 52,374 in vector SIMD, 216 in the prime sieve and 85,304 in sorting. Higher is better. Compared with the Intel Core i5-12400, it is 222% above in integer math, 138% above in floating-point math, 198% above in compression, 215% above in cryptography, 214% above in physics simulation, 238% above in vector SIMD, 222% above in the prime sieve and 277% 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 6342 has 24 physical cores and runs 48 logical threads. It runs 2 threads per core. It runs at a base clock of 2.80 GHz and boosts up to 3.50 GHz.

The Intel Xeon Gold 6342 is a server processor, belongs to the Intel Xeon Gold family, uses the Ice Lake architecture, carries the codename Ice Lake and is manufactured on a 10 nm process. It launched in Apr 2021.

The Intel Xeon Gold 6342 has 160 KB of L1 cache, 30 MB of L2 cache and 36 MB of L3 cache. That adds up to about 66.2 MB of cache, or 2.76 MB per core.

The Intel Xeon Gold 6342 has a 3-level cache hierarchy: L1 at 160 KB, L2 at 30 MB and L3 at 36 MB. L3 is the largest level and makes up about 54% of the cache listed here.

The Intel Xeon Gold 6342 supports DDR4 memory, addresses up to 6 GB of memory, uses 8 memory channels, runs memory at up to 3,200 MT/s and delivers up to 204.8 GB/s of memory bandwidth. It does not support DDR5 and LPDDR memory.

The Intel Xeon Gold 6342 does not include integrated graphics, so a discrete graphics card is required for display output.

The Intel Xeon Gold 6342 uses the FCLGA4189 socket, supports PCI Express 4.0 and provides up to 64 PCIe lanes.

The Intel Xeon Gold 6342 has a rated TDP of 230 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 6342 is manufactured by Intel. It launched at a price of $2,977.

The Intel Xeon Gold 6342 is also identified by the model number 6342.

Feex has recorded 58% of the specifications it tracks for the Intel Xeon Gold 6342. 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 FCLGA4189 socket as the Intel Xeon Gold 6342 and have the closest multi-core scores in the Feex database include Intel Xeon Platinum 8368Q, Intel Xeon W-3345, Intel Xeon Gold 6336Y, Intel Xeon Gold 6314U and Intel Xeon Platinum 8347C.