Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 vs Xeon E 2478

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Intel Xeon Platinum 9242

Intel Xeon E-2478

We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 with 48 cores 2.3GHz and Xeon E 2478 with 8 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

Larger L3 cache size (71.5MB vs 24MB)

Xeon E 2478 's Advantages

Released 4 years and 8 months late

Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 4)

Higher base frequency (2.8GHz vs 2.3GHz)

More modern manufacturing process (10nm vs 14nm)

Lower TDP (80W vs 350W)

Score

Intel Xeon Platinum 9242

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Xeon E 2478

General Parameters

Apr 2019

Release Date

Dec 2023

Intel

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Cascade Lake-AP

Core Architecture

Raptor Lake-S

Intel BGA 5903

Socket

Intel Socket 1700

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon Platinum (Cascade Lake-AP)

Generation

Xeon E (Raptor Lake)

Package

8 billions

Transistor Count

-

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

350 W

Power Consumption

80 W

Intel

Foundry

Intel

-

Die Size

257 mm²

CPU Performance

2.3 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.8 GHz

3.8 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.2 GHz

48

Total Core Count

8

96

Total Thread Count

16

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

23.0

Multiplier

28.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

80 KB per core

1 MB per core

L2 Cache

2 MB per core

71.5 MB shared

L3 Cache

24 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

8

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

DDR4

Memory Types

DDR5-4800

Max Memory Channels

2

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

-

PCIe Version

5

-

PCIe Lanes

16

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