Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 vs Xeon X7542

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Intel Xeon Platinum 9242

Intel Xeon X7542

We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 with 48 cores 2.3GHz and Xeon X7542 with 6 cores 2.666GHz . 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 9 years and 1 months late

Larger L3 cache size (71.5MB vs 18MB)

More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 45nm)

Xeon X7542 's Advantages

Higher specification of memory (1333 vs 4)

Higher base frequency (2.666GHz vs 2.3GHz)

Lower TDP (130W vs 350W)

Score

Intel Xeon Platinum 9242

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Xeon X7542

General Parameters

Apr 2019

Release Date

Mar 2010

Intel

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Cascade Lake-AP

Core Architecture

Nehalem-EX

Intel BGA 5903

Socket

Intel Socket 1567

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon Platinum (Cascade Lake-AP)

Generation

Xeon(Beckton)

Package

8 billions

Transistor Count

2.3 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

45 nm

350 W

Power Consumption

130 W

Intel

Foundry

Intel

-

Die Size

684 mm²

CPU Performance

2.3 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.666 GHz

3.8 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

2.8 GHz

48

Total Core Count

6

96

Total Thread Count

6

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

133 MHz

23.0

Multiplier

20.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 KB per core

1 MB per core

L2 Cache

256 KB per core

71.5 MB shared

L3 Cache

18 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

8

SMP

8

Memory Parameters

DDR4

Memory Types

DDR3-1333

Max Memory Channels

4

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

-

PCIe Version

2

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