Intel® Xeon® Gold 6242 Processor
CPU Specifications
Total Cores 
16
Total Threads 
32
Max Turbo Frequency 
3.90 GHz
Processor Base Frequency 
2.80 GHz
Cache 
22 MB
Max # of UPI Links 
3
TDP 
150 W
Supplemental Information
Marketing Status
Launched
Launch Date 
Q2'19
Servicing Status 
Baseline Servicing
Embedded Options Available 
No
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Memory Specifications
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type) 
1 TB
Memory Types 
DDR4-2933
Maximum Memory Speed
2933 MHz
Max # of Memory Channels 
6
Intel® Optane™ Persistent Memory Supported 
Yes
ECC Memory Supported ‡ 
Yes
Expansion Options
Scalability
4S
PCI Express Revision 
3.0
Max # of PCI Express Lanes 
48
Package Specifications
Sockets Supported 
FCLGA3647
TCASE 
85°C
Package Size
76.0mm x 56.5mm
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Deep Learning Boost (Intel® DL Boost) on CPU 
Yes
Intel® Speed Select Technology - Performance Profile 
No
Intel® Speed Select Technology - Base Frequency 
No
Intel® Resource Director Technology (Intel® RDT) 
Yes
Intel® Speed Shift Technology 
Yes
Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 ‡ 
No
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡ 
2.0
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡ 
Yes
Intel® Transactional Synchronization Extensions 
Yes
Intel® 64 ‡ 
Yes
Instruction Set Extensions 
Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
# of AVX-512 FMA Units 
2
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology 
Yes
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD) 
Yes
Security & Reliability
Intel vPro® Eligibility ‡ 
Intel vPro® Platform
Intel® AES New Instructions 
Yes
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡ 
Yes
Execute Disable Bit ‡ 
Yes
Intel® Run Sure Technology 
Yes
Mode-based Execute Control (MBEC) 
Yes
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) ‡ 
Yes
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ‡ 
Yes
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) ‡ 
Yes