Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 vs Opteron 6386 SE

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Intel Xeon Platinum 9242

AMD Opteron 6386 SE

We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 with 48 cores 2.3GHz and Opteron 6386 SE with 16 cores 2.8GHz . 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 6 years and 5 months late

Larger L3 cache size (71.5MB vs 8MB)

More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 32nm)

Opteron 6386 SE 's Advantages

Higher specification of memory (1600 vs 4)

Higher base frequency (2.8GHz vs 2.3GHz)

Lower TDP (140W vs 350W)

Score

Intel Xeon Platinum 9242

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Opteron 6386 SE

General Parameters

Apr 2019

Release Date

Nov 2012

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Server

Type

Server

Cascade Lake-AP

Core Architecture

Abu Dhabi

Intel BGA 5903

Socket

AMD Socket G34

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon Platinum (Cascade Lake-AP)

Generation

Opteron (Abu Dhabi)

Package

8 billions

Transistor Count

2.4 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

32 nm

350 W

Power Consumption

140 W

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Peak Operating Temperature

64 °C

Intel

Foundry

GlobalFoundries

-

Die Size

2x315 mm²

CPU Performance

2.3 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.8 GHz

3.8 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.5 GHz

48

Total Core Count

16

96

Total Thread Count

16

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

200 MHz

23.0

Multiplier

14.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

768 KB

1 MB per core

L2 Cache

2 MB per module

71.5 MB shared

L3 Cache

8 MB per die

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

8

SMP

4

Memory Parameters

DDR4

Memory Types

DDR3-1600

Max Memory Channels

4

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

-

PCIe Version

2

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