Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 vs AMD EPYC 7401

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Intel Xeon Platinum 9242

AMD EPYC 7401

We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 with 48 cores 2.3GHz and AMD EPYC 7401 with 24 cores 2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

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)

AMD EPYC 7401 's Advantages

Higher specification of memory (2666 vs 4)

Lower TDP (170W vs 350W)

Score

Intel Xeon Platinum 9242

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AMD EPYC 7401

General Parameters

Apr 2019

Release Date

Jun 2017

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Server

Type

Server

Cascade Lake-AP

Core Architecture

Naples

Intel BGA 5903

Socket

AMD Socket SP3

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon Platinum (Cascade Lake-AP)

Generation

EPYC (Zen (Naples))

Package

8 billions

Transistor Count

4.8 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

350 W

Power Consumption

170 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

85 °C

Intel

Foundry

GlobalFoundries

-

Die Size

213 mm²

CPU Performance

2.3 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2 GHz

3.8 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3 GHz

48

Total Core Count

24

96

Total Thread Count

48

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

23.0

Multiplier

20.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

96 K per core

1 MB per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

71.5 MB shared

L3 Cache

64 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

8

SMP

2

Memory Parameters

DDR4

Memory Types

DDR4-2666

Max Memory Channels

8

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

-

PCIe Version

3

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