AMD EPYC 7401 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 9242

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AMD EPYC 7401

Intel Xeon Platinum 9242

We compared two server CPUs: AMD EPYC 7401 with 24 cores 2GHz 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 7401 's Advantages

Higher specification of memory (2666 vs 4)

Lower TDP (170W vs 350W)

Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 10 months late

Higher base frequency (2.3GHz vs 2GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (71.5MB vs 64MB)

Score

AMD EPYC 7401

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Intel Xeon Platinum 9242

General Parameters

Jun 2017

Release Date

Apr 2019

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Naples

Core Architecture

Cascade Lake-AP

AMD Socket SP3

Socket

Intel BGA 5903

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

EPYC (Zen (Naples))

Generation

Xeon Platinum (Cascade Lake-AP)

Package

4.8 billions

Transistor Count

8 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

170 W

Power Consumption

350 W

85 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

GlobalFoundries

Foundry

Intel

213 mm²

Die Size

-

CPU Performance

2 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.3 GHz

3 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.8 GHz

24

Total Core Count

48

Total Thread Count

96

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

20.0

Multiplier

23.0

96 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

1 MB per core

64 MB shared

L3 Cache

71.5 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

2

SMP

8

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR4

8

Max Memory Channels

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

3

PCIe Version

-

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