Xeon Platinum 8180 vs Opteron 242
Primary details
Comparing Opteron 242 and Xeon Platinum 8180 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 199 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 1.91 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | no data | Intel Xeon Platinum |
| Power efficiency | no data | 11.12 |
| Architecture codename | SledgeHammer (2003−2005) | Skylake (server) (2017−2019) |
| Release date | April 2003 (21 year ago) | 11 July 2017 (7 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $10,009 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Opteron 242 and Xeon Platinum 8180 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 1 (Single-Core) | 28 (Octacosa-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 56 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| Multiplier | no data | 25 |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 38.5 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 193 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 84 °C |
| Number of transistors | 106 million | 8,000 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Opteron 242 and Xeon Platinum 8180 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 2 | 8 (Multiprocessor) |
| Socket | 940 | FCLGA3647 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 85 Watt | 205 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron 242 and Xeon Platinum 8180. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | - |
| Status | no data | Discontinued |
Security technologies
Opteron 242 and Xeon Platinum 8180 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Opteron 242 and Xeon Platinum 8180 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron 242 and Xeon Platinum 8180. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4-2666 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 768 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 6 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 128.001 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Opteron 242 and Xeon Platinum 8180.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 48 |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 1 | 28 |
| Threads | 1 | 56 |
| Chip lithography | 130 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 85 Watt | 205 Watt |
Opteron 242 has 141.2% lower power consumption.
Xeon Platinum 8180, on the other hand, has 2700% more physical cores and 5500% more threads, and a 828.6% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Opteron 242 and Xeon Platinum 8180. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Opteron 242 and Xeon Platinum 8180, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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