Introduction

The Xeon® Processor from Cisco is designed to deliver enhanced reliability and flexibility for server platforms. This processor offers excellent performance and headroom for peak Internet server loads, resulting in faster response times, support for more users and improved scalability.

Processor

Processor manufacturer

Intel

Processor generation

3rd Generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable

Processor model

6342

Processor base frequency

2.8 GHz

Processor family

Intel® Xeon® Gold

Processor cores

24

Processor socket

LGA 4189

Processor lithography

10 nm

Processor series

Intel Xeon Gold 6000 Series

Processor threads

48

System bus rate

11.2 GT/s

Processor operating modes

64-bit

Processor boost frequency

3.5 GHz

High priority cores

12

High priority core frequency

2.9 GHz

Low priority cores

12

Low priority core frequency

2.6 GHz

Processor cache

36 MB

Thermal Design Power (TDP)

230 W

Bus type

UPI

Processor codename

Ice Lake

Memory

Maximum internal memory supported by processor

6 TB

Memory types supported by processor

DDR4-SDRAM

Memory clock speeds supported by processor

3200 MHz

Memory channels

Octa-channel

ECC

Yes

Graphics

On-board graphics card

No

Discrete graphics card

No

On-board graphics card model

Not available

Discrete graphics card model

Not available

Features

Execute Disable Bit

Yes

Market segment

Server

Maximum number of PCI Express lanes

64

PCI Express slots version

4.0

Supported instruction sets

AVX, AVX 2.0, AVX-512, SSE4.2

Scalability

2S

Processor special features

Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)

Yes

Intel® Turbo Boost Technology

2.0

Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)

Yes

Intel Trusted Execution Technology

Yes

Intel® Speed Shift Technology

Yes

Intel® Transactional Synchronization Extensions

Yes

Intel® Total Memory Encryption

Yes

Intel® Crypto Acceleration

Yes

Intel® Platform Firmware Resilience Support

Yes

Maximum Enclave Size Support for Intel® SGX

64 GB

Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)

Yes

Intel Software Guard Extensions (Intel SGX)

Yes

Intel 64

Yes

Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)

Yes

Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)

Yes

AVX-512 Fused Multiply-Add (FMA) units

2

Intel® Deep Learning Boost (Intel® DL Boost) on CPU

Yes

Intel® Resource Director Technology (Intel® RDT)

Yes

Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)

Yes

Intel® Run Sure Technology

Yes

Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)

Yes

Intel® Optane™ DC Persistent Memory Supported

Yes

Intel® Speed Select Technology - Base Frequency (Intel® SST-BF)

Yes

Intel® Speed Select Technology – Core Power

Yes

Intel® Speed Select Technology – Turbo Frequency

Yes

Operational conditions

Tcase

81 °C