Intel Xeon Gold 5218 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6242R

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The cheapest Intel Xeon Gold 5218 server is 56% cheaper than the cheapest Intel Xeon Gold 6242R.

CPU A31 in stock

Intel Xeon Gold 5218

Cascade Lake · 2019 · 32C

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RSWONE

CPU B2 in stock

Intel Xeon Gold 6242R

Cascade Lake · 2019 · 40C · PERF 4,791 / 98 ST

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SCWONE

Head to head	Intel Xeon Gold 5218	Intel Xeon Gold 6242R
Price
Cheapest per month↓	€221.89Best of 2	€499.99
Median per month↓	€459.99Best of 2	€499.99
Performance
Single-thread (est.)↑	—	98
Multi-thread (est.)↑	—	4,791
Performance per €↑	—	10
Hardware
Generation	Cascade Lake (2019)	Cascade Lake (2019)
Cores per server	32	40
Availability
In stock↑	31 · 2 providersBest of 2	2 · 2 providers
Fastest delivery↓	10 minutesBest of 2	24 hours

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Cheapest Intel Xeon Gold 5218 servers

Cheapest in stock5 of 31 · sorted by provider price

Server	Cores	Mem	Disk	Loc	Dlv	Deal	Provider €/mo
RSW 2× Intel Xeon Gold 5218 redswitches · Instant · Cascade Lake 2019	32/64	128 GB	1.9 TB	🇫🇷Paris	5min–10min	Deal−24%	€221.89 €6.93/core
RSW 2× Intel Xeon Gold 5218 redswitches · Instant · Cascade Lake 2019	32/64	256 GB	1.9 TB	🇫🇷Paris	5min–10min	Deal−24%	€310.64 €9.71/core
RSW 2× Intel Xeon Gold 5218 redswitches · Dedicated · Cascade Lake 2019	32/64	128 GB	1.9 TB	🇬🇧London	30min–60min	Deal−15%	€327.43 €10.23/core
RSW 1× T4 · 2× Intel Xeon Gold 5218 redswitches · GPU · Cascade Lake 2019	32/64	128 GB	960 GB	🇨🇦Montreal	3d–5d	Steal−55%	€332.39 €10.39/core
ONE 2× Intel Xeon Gold 5218 oneprovider · Fully Customizable Servers · Cascade Lake 2019	32/64	64 GB	24 TB	🇭🇰Hong Kong	–	Deal−18%	€417.14 €13.04/core

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Cheapest Intel Xeon Gold 6242R servers

Cheapest in stock2 of 2 · sorted by provider price

Server	Cores	Mem	Disk	Loc	Dlv	Deal	Provider €/mo
SCW 2× Intel Xeon Gold 6242R scaleway · Dedibox · Cascade Lake 2019	40/80	384 GB	3.8 TBNVMe	🇳🇱Amsterdam	2h–24h	Deal−16%	€499.99 €12.50/core
ONE 2× Intel Xeon Gold 6242R oneprovider · Guaranteed & Unmetered Bandwidth · Cascade Lake 2019	40/80	384 GB	4 TBNVMe	🇳🇱Amsterdam	–	Steal−61%	€509.99 €12.75/core

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Questions

Which is cheaper, Intel Xeon Gold 5218 or Intel Xeon Gold 6242R?

The cheapest Intel Xeon Gold 5218 server is €221.89/month and the cheapest Intel Xeon Gold 6242R is €499.99/month (live, excl. VAT).

Which is faster?

Performance estimates are not available for both CPUs.

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