[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 6342 @ 2.80GHz

Benchmarks for the [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 6342 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 6342 @ 2.80GHz

Description:

Class: Server

Socket: FCLGA4189

Clockspeed: 2.8 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.5 GHz

Cores: 24^# Threads: 48^#

Typical TDP: 230 W^#

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 48 KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 1280 KB
L3 Cache: 36 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Xeon(R) Gold 6342 CPU @ 2.80GHz, Intel Xeon Gold 6342 CPU @ 2.80GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2021

CPUmark/$Price: 10.83

Overall Rank:
154th fastest in multithreading out of all multi-CPU CPUs

Last Price Change: $6,591.90 USD Total for 2 CPUs (2025-10-22)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

71398

Single Thread Rating

2298

Samples: 19*
*Margin for error: Medium

^#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 6342 @ 2.80GHz

Integer Math	366,696 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	207,593 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	417 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	169,097 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	73,868 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	1,322,520 KBytes/Sec
Physics	6,559 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	95,872 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,298 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 12th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 6342 @ 2.80GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 11th of February 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th 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 13th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 6342 @ 2.80GHz		71,398
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX		39,928
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz		39,780
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745		34,827
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz		34,788
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645		27,565
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		17,238
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		14,248
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 13th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz		81.33
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz		73.65
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645		61.71
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745		57.60
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX		39.93
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz		26.35
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 6342 @ 2.80GHz		10.83
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 13th 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 6342 @ 2.80GHz		2,298
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		1,779
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 6342 @ 2.80GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3244836 - Jan 27 2026		62586
BL2888429 - Sep 06 2025 [Excluded]		10812
BL2887414 - Sep 05 2025 [Excluded]		7956
BL2832194 - Aug 12 2025 [Excluded]		29876
BL2827826 - Aug 11 2025		71025

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Xeon Gold 6342 @ 2.80GHz
As of 13th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Xeon Gold 6342 @ 2.80GHz		71,398
AMD EPYC 7543P vs Intel Xeon Gold 6342		66,590 (-6.7%)
AMD EPYC 9374F vs Intel Xeon Gold 6342		82,009 (+14.9%)
AMD EPYC 7573X vs Intel Xeon Gold 6342		69,432 (-2.8%)
AMD EPYC 7543 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6342		61,909 (-13.3%)
AMD EPYC 74F3 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6342		60,666 (-15.0%)
AMD EPYC 7443P vs Intel Xeon Gold 6342		56,808 (-20.4%)
AMD EPYC 7443 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6342		56,743 (-20.5%)
AMD EPYC 9384X vs Intel Xeon Gold 6342		72,121 (+1.0%)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX vs Intel Xeon Gold 6342		66,644 (-6.7%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8380 @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Xeon Gold 6342		62,318 (-12.7%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8380 @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Xeon Gold 6342		62,318 (-12.7%)
AMD EPYC 8534P vs Intel Xeon Gold 6342		71,900 (+0.7%)

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