Intel Xeon Gold 6242R vs Intel Xeon Silver 4208

Live dedicated server prices, availability and estimated performance, side by side.

Intel Xeon Gold 6242R is 2.0× the multi-core performance per € of Intel Xeon Silver 4208, comparing the cheapest live server of each.

CPU A2 in stock

Intel Xeon Gold 6242R

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

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Median

SCWONE

CPU B14 in stock

Intel Xeon Silver 4208

Cascade Lake · 2019 · 8–16C · PERF 649 / 66 ST

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Median

ONERSW

Head to head	Intel Xeon Gold 6242R	Intel Xeon Silver 4208
Price
Cheapest per month↓	€499.99	€132.24Best of 2
Median per month↓	€499.99	€337.35Best of 2
Performance
Single-thread (est.)↑	98Best of 2	66
Multi-thread (est.)↑	4,791Best of 2	649
Performance per €↑	10Best of 2	5
Hardware
Generation	Cascade Lake (2019)	Cascade Lake (2019)
Cores per server	40	8–16
Availability
In stock↑	2 · 2 providers	14 · 2 providersBest of 2
Fastest delivery↓	24 hours	10 minutesBest of 2

↑ higher is better · ↓ lower is better · bars scale to the better of the two · performance per € uses the cheapest server

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

Cheapest Intel Xeon Silver 4208 servers

Cheapest in stock5 of 14 · sorted by provider price

Server	Cores	Mem	Disk	Loc	Dlv	Deal	Provider €/mo
ONE Intel Xeon Silver 4208 oneprovider · 1Gbps · Cascade Lake 2019	8/16	32 GB	4 TB	🇨🇦Vancouver	–	Pricey+34%	€132.24 €16.53/core
RSW 2× Intel Xeon Silver 4208 redswitches · Instant · Cascade Lake 2019	16/32	64 GB	41 TB	🇳🇱Amsterdam	5min–10min	Deal−15%	€265.38 €16.59/core
RSW 2× Intel Xeon Silver 4208 redswitches · Dedicated · Cascade Lake 2019	16/32	64 GB	41 TB	🇳🇱Amsterdam	5min–10min	Fair−8%	€297.66 €18.60/core
ONE Intel Xeon Silver 4208 oneprovider · Enterprise Series · Cascade Lake 2019	8/16	32 GB	1 TB	🇨🇱Santiago	–	Pricey+68%	€310.63 €38.83/core
ONE Intel Xeon Silver 4208 oneprovider · Enterprise Series · Cascade Lake 2019	8/16	32 GB	1 TB	🇲🇽Guadalajara	–	Pricey+196%	€328.38 €41.05/core

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Questions

Which is cheaper, Intel Xeon Gold 6242R or Intel Xeon Silver 4208?

The cheapest Intel Xeon Gold 6242R server is €499.99/month and the cheapest Intel Xeon Silver 4208 is €132.24/month (live, excl. VAT).

Which is faster?

Estimated multi-thread: Intel Xeon Gold 6242R 4,791 vs Intel Xeon Silver 4208 649; single-thread 98 vs 66 (Zen 2 core @ 3 GHz = 100, estimates).

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