Intel Xeon Gold 6242 - 2.80GHz 16 Core
SKU C-0000242
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About this part
Refurbished Intel Xeon Gold 6242, a 16-core, 32-thread processor for LGA 3647 two-socket and four-socket servers. The Xeon Gold 6200 series is the performance Gold tier of Intel's 2nd Gen Xeon Scalable (Cascade Lake-SP) family: six DDR4-2933 channels at one DIMM per channel, 48 PCIe 3.0 lanes and Optane persistent memory support. It is the step up from Gold 5200 for memory-bound workloads.
Specifications
| Intel S-spec | SRF8Y |
|---|---|
| Cores / threads | 16 / 32 |
| Base / max turbo | 2.80 GHz / 3.90 GHz |
| Cache | 22 MB |
| TDP | 150 W |
| Memory | DDR4-2933, 6 channels per CPU |
| PCIe | 48 lanes, PCIe 3.0 |
| Socket | LGA 3647, 2nd Gen Xeon Scalable |
| Condition | Refurbished |
| Warranty | 180-day |
Compatibility
This Cascade Lake-SP part fits LGA 3647 boards only, not LGA 4189 servers. A 1st Gen Xeon Scalable server needs a Cascade Lake capable BIOS first (2.1.x or newer on Dell 14th gen), flashed with the old CPUs installed; do not mix generations. In the 1U Dell PowerEdge R640, check Dell's thermal restriction table; some drive layouts call for high-performance fans. In a two-socket build, run a matched pair: the same SKU in both sockets; a four-socket build needs four matching CPUs. Browse matching parts for the Dell PowerEdge R640.
When to Choose This
The Gold 6242 trades cores for clock: sixteen cores at a 2.8 GHz base with DDR4-2933, 150 W. It suits database servers and application hosts licensed per core that still need a fair thread count. The Gold 6242R adds four cores and a 3.1 GHz base but runs 205 W and two sockets only. Trap: at 150 W the Gold 6248 gives twenty cores; pick the 6242 only when clock speed earns its keep.
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