AMD EPYC 7303 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 9242

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We compared two server CPUs: AMD EPYC 7303 with 16 cores 2.4GHz and Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 with 48 cores 2.3GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD EPYC 7303 's Advantages

Released 4 years and 5 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-3200 vs DDR4)

Higher base frequency (2.4GHz vs 2.3GHz)

Lower TDP (130W vs 350W)

Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 's Advantages

Larger L3 cache size (71.5MB vs 64MB)

Score

AMD EPYC 7303

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Intel Xeon Platinum 9242

General Parameters

Sep 2023

Release Date

Apr 2019

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Milan

Core Architecture

Cascade Lake-AP

AMD Socket SP3

Socket

Intel BGA 5903

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

EPYC (Zen 3 (Milan))

Generation

Xeon Platinum (Cascade Lake-AP)

Package

8.3 billions

Transistor Count

8 billions

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

AMD Socket SP3

Socket

Intel BGA 5903

130 W

Power Consumption

350 W

TSMC

Foundry

Intel

2x81 mm²

Die Size

-

12 nm

I/O Process Size

-

416 mm²

I/O Die Size

-

FCLGA-4094

Package

FC-BGA5903

CPU Performance

2.4 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.3 GHz

3.4 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.8 GHz

16

Total Core Count

48

32

Total Thread Count

96

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

24.0

Multiplier

23.0

64 KB per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

512 KB per core

L2 Cache

1 MB per core

64 MB shared

L3 Cache

71.5 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

8

Cores per CCD

-

2

SMP

8

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR4

8

Max Memory Channels

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

4

PCIe Version

-

128

PCIe Lanes

-

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