Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 vs AMD EPYC 9734

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Intel Xeon Platinum 9242

AMD EPYC 9734

We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 with 48 cores 2.3GHz and AMD EPYC 9734 with 112 cores 2.2GHz . 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

Higher base frequency (2.3GHz vs 2.2GHz)

AMD EPYC 9734 's Advantages

Released 4 years and 2 months late

Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 4)

Larger L3 cache size (256MB vs 71.5MB)

More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 14nm)

Lower TDP (340W vs 350W)

Score

Intel Xeon Platinum 9242

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AMD EPYC 9734

General Parameters

Apr 2019

Release Date

Jun 2023

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Server

Type

Server

Cascade Lake-AP

Core Architecture

Bergamo

Intel BGA 5903

Socket

AMD Socket SP5

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon Platinum (Cascade Lake-AP)

Generation

EPYC (Zen 4c (Bergamo))

Package

8 billions

Transistor Count

71 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

5 nm

350 W

Power Consumption

340 W

Intel

Foundry

TSMC

-

Die Size

8x73 mm²

-

I/O Process Size

6 nm

-

I/O Die Size

397 mm²

CPU Performance

2.3 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.2 GHz

3.8 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3 GHz

48

Total Core Count

112

96

Total Thread Count

224

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

23.0

Multiplier

22.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 KB per core

1 MB per core

L2 Cache

1 MB per core

71.5 MB shared

L3 Cache

256 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

8

SMP

2

Memory Parameters

DDR4

Memory Types

DDR5-4800

Max Memory Channels

12

-

Max Memory Bandwidth

460.8 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

-

Official Website

AMD EPYC 9734

-

PCIe Version

5

-

PCIe Lanes

128

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