Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 vs Intel Xeon E3 1270

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Intel Xeon Platinum 9242

Intel Xeon E3-1270

We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 with 48 cores 2.3GHz and Intel Xeon E3 1270 with 4 cores 3.4GHz . 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 8 years late

Higher specification of memory (4 vs 3)

Larger L3 cache size (71.5MB vs 8MB)

More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 32nm)

Intel Xeon E3 1270 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.4GHz vs 2.3GHz)

Lower TDP (80W vs 350W)

Score

Intel Xeon Platinum 9242

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Intel Xeon E3 1270

General Parameters

Apr 2019

Release Date

Apr 2011

Intel

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Cascade Lake-AP

Core Architecture

Sandy Bridge

Intel BGA 5903

Socket

Intel Socket 1155

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon Platinum (Cascade Lake-AP)

Generation

Xeon E3 (Sandy Bridge)

Package

8 billions

Transistor Count

1.16 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

32 nm

350 W

Power Consumption

80 W

Intel

Foundry

Intel

-

Die Size

216 mm²

CPU Performance

2.3 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.4 GHz

3.8 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.8 GHz

48

Total Core Count

4

96

Total Thread Count

8

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

23.0

Multiplier

34.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

1 MB per core

L2 Cache

256 K per core

71.5 MB shared

L3 Cache

8 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

8

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR4

Memory Types

DDR3

Max Memory Channels

2

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

-

PCIe Version

3

-

PCIe Lanes

16

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