AMD EPYC Embedded 3255 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 9242
We compared two server CPUs: AMD EPYC Embedded 3255 with 8 cores 2.5GHz 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 Embedded 3255 's Advantages
Higher specification of memory (2666 vs 4)
Higher base frequency (2.5GHz vs 2.3GHz)
Lower TDP (55W vs 350W)
Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 's Advantages
Released 1 years and 2 months late
Larger L3 cache size (71.5MB vs 16MB)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 5 Single Core
AMD EPYC Embedded 3255
+29%
874
Intel Xeon Platinum 9242
675
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
AMD EPYC Embedded 3255
5069
Intel Xeon Platinum 9242
+744%
42796
General Parameters
Feb 2018
Release Date
Apr 2019
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Server
Type
Server
Zen
Core Architecture
Cascade Lake-AP
AMD BGA SP4r2
Socket
Intel BGA 5903
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
EPYC Embedded (Zen (Snowy Owl))
Generation
Xeon Platinum (Cascade Lake-AP)
Package
4.8 billions
Transistor Count
8 billions
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
55 W
Power Consumption
350 W
GlobalFoundries
Foundry
Intel
213 mm²
Die Size
-
CPU Performance
2.5 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.3 GHz
3.1 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.8 GHz
8
Total Core Count
48
16
Total Thread Count
96
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
25.0
Multiplier
23.0
96 K per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
512 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
16 MB shared
L3 Cache
71.5 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
1
SMP
8
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2666
Memory Types
DDR4
2
Max Memory Channels
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Miscellaneous
3
PCIe Version
-
32
PCIe Lanes
-
