Intel Xeon X5680 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 9242

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Intel Xeon X5680

Intel Xeon Platinum 9242

We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon X5680 with 6 cores 3.333GHz and Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 with 48 cores 2.3GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Xeon X5680 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.333GHz vs 2.3GHz)

Lower TDP (130W vs 350W)

Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 's Advantages

Released 9 years and 2 months late

Higher specification of memory (4 vs 3)

Larger L3 cache size (71.5MB vs 12MB)

More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 32nm)

Score

Intel Xeon X5680

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Intel Xeon Platinum 9242

General Parameters

Feb 2010

Release Date

Apr 2019

Intel

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Westmere-EP

Core Architecture

Cascade Lake-AP

Intel Socket 1366

Socket

Intel BGA 5903

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon (Westmere-EP)

Generation

Xeon Platinum (Cascade Lake-AP)

Package

1.17 billions

Transistor Count

8 billions

32 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

130 W

Power Consumption

350 W

Intel

Foundry

Intel

239 mm²

Die Size

-

CPU Performance

3.333 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.3 GHz

3.6 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.8 GHz

6

Total Core Count

48

12

Total Thread Count

96

133 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

25.0

Multiplier

23.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

1 MB per core

12 MB shared

L3 Cache

71.5 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

2

SMP

8

Memory Parameters

DDR3

Memory Types

DDR4

3

Max Memory Channels

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

2

PCIe Version

-

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