[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.

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The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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[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: 29.65

Overall Rank:
319th fastest in multithreading out of all multi-CPU CPUs

Last Price Change: $1,232.00 USD Total for 2 CPUs (2026-02-02)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

36534

Single Thread Rating

2238

Samples: 15*
*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 Math	201,671 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	122,609 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	121 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	87,761 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	14,406 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	845,743 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,797 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	61,690 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,238 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of February 2026.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 16th of February 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of February 2026.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Server CPUs
As of 17th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX		39,928
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz		39,780
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 6242 @ 2.80GHz		36,534
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745		34,826
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz		34,788
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645		27,565
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		17,233
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		14,252
Hygon C86-3G (OPN:3350)		11,656
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz		11,328
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz		10,378

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 17th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		81.31
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		73.68
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645		61.71
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745		57.60
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX		39.93
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 6242 @ 2.80GHz		29.65
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz		26.35
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz		7.28
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz		NA
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz		NA
Hygon C86-3G (OPN:3350)		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 17th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745		4,117
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645		3,954
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX		2,680
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz		2,369
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 6242 @ 2.80GHz		2,238
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz		2,122
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		1,931
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		1,780
Hygon C86-3G (OPN:3350)		1,715
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz		1,329
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz		1,328

Last 5 Baselines for [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 6242 @ 2.80GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3249647 - Jan 29 2026		31390
BL3214853 - Jan 15 2026		32322
BL3214818 - Jan 15 2026		32145
BL3201020 - Jan 09 2026 [Excluded]		3058
BL3186902 - Jan 04 2026 [Excluded]		3482

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 17th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Xeon Gold 6242 @ 2.80GHz		36,534
AMD EPYC 7402P vs Intel Xeon Gold 6242		43,648 (+19.5%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX vs Intel Xeon Gold 6242		39,928 (+9.3%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX vs Intel Xeon Gold 6242		31,037 (-15.0%)
AMD EPYC 9124 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6242		43,646 (+19.5%)
AMD EPYC 7302 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6242		33,499 (-8.3%)
AMD EPYC 7302P vs Intel Xeon Gold 6242		32,752 (-10.4%)
Intel Xeon W-2295 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Xeon Gold 6242		30,899 (-15.4%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6210U @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Xeon Gold 6242		28,861 (-21.0%)
Intel Xeon w5-3525 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6242		45,498 (+24.5%)
AMD EPYC 8224P vs Intel Xeon Gold 6242		45,421 (+24.3%)
Intel Xeon w5-2465X vs Intel Xeon Gold 6242		45,172 (+23.6%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5416S vs Intel Xeon Gold 6242		35,515 (-2.8%)

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