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[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 6242 @ 2.80GHz

Benchmarks for the [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 6242 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 6242 @ 2.80GHz

Description:

Class: Server

Socket: FCLGA3647

Clockspeed: 2.8 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.9 GHz

Cores: 16# Threads: 32#

Typical TDP: 150 W#

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 16 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 16 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 16 x 1024 KB
L3 Cache: 22 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Xeon(R) Gold 6242 CPU @ 2.80GHz, Intel Xeon Gold 6242 CPU @ 2.80GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2019

CPUmark/$Price: 34.31

Overall Rank:
274th fastest in multithreading out of all multi-CPU CPUs

Last Price Change: $1,100.00 USD Total for 2 CPUs (2025-01-12)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
37742
Single Thread Rating
2197

Samples: 6*
*Margin for error: Medium



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 25,313
Thread: 2,002
#The number of cores/threads and TDP is per CPU. To determine the total, multiply by the total CPU count.

CPU Test Suite Average Results for [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 6242 @ 2.80GHz

Integer Math196,768 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math117,295 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers152 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting80,989 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption18,855 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression820,652 KBytes/Sec
Physics2,478 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions56,039 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,197 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of July 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 6242 @ 2.80GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 11th of July 2025


Not Enough Data from Current Version of PerformanceTest to Create Distribution Graph.

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of July 2025.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$550.00 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Server CPUs
As of 14th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
 40,155
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz
 39,163
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 6242 @ 2.80GHz
 37,742
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz
 35,253
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745
 31,992
ARM Neoverse-N1 64 Core 0 MHz
 28,044
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645
 25,650
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz
 17,408
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz
 14,293
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz
 10,393
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 @ 3.50GHz
 9,333
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 14th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz
 82.13
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz
 73.89
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745
 60.69
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 @ 3.50GHz
 40.59
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
 36.51
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 6242 @ 2.80GHz
 34.31
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz
 7.29
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz
 NA
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz
 NA
ARM Neoverse-N1 64 Core 0 MHz
 NA
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 14th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745
 3,773
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645
 3,661
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
 2,679
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 6242 @ 2.80GHz
 2,197
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz
 2,122
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 @ 3.50GHz
 2,048
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz
 1,936
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz
 1,790
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz
 1,329
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz
 1,328
ARM Neoverse-N1 64 Core 0 MHz
 1,092
Last 5 Baselines for [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 6242 @ 2.80GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2623474 - May 14 2025 [Excluded]
16172
BL2185651 - Sep 03 2024
22187
BL1887746 - Aug 22 2023
47002
BL5021273 - Aug 26 2022
45906
BL5021109 - Aug 23 2022
46828
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Xeon Gold 6242 @ 2.80GHz
As of 14th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Xeon Gold 6242 @ 2.80GHz
 37,742
AMD EPYC 7302 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6242
 33,106 (-12.3%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX vs Intel Xeon Gold 6242
 40,155 (+6.4%)
AMD EPYC 7343 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6242
 43,644 (+15.6%)
AMD EPYC 7313P vs Intel Xeon Gold 6242
 41,121 (+9.0%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6254 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Xeon Gold 6242
 32,599 (-13.6%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX vs Intel Xeon Gold 6242
 31,026 (-17.8%)
AMD EPYC 7452 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6242
 45,875 (+21.5%)
AMD EPYC 9124 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6242
 43,846 (+16.2%)
AMD EPYC 7402P vs Intel Xeon Gold 6242
 43,759 (+15.9%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6242R @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Xeon Gold 6242
 36,671 (-2.8%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5416S vs Intel Xeon Gold 6242
 35,814 (-5.1%)
AMD EPYC 7302P vs Intel Xeon Gold 6242
 32,690 (-13.4%)