EPYC 7702 vs Xeon Platinum 9242
Primary details
Comparing Xeon Platinum 9242 and EPYC 7702 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in performance ranking | not rated | 39 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 3.24 |
Market segment | Server | Server |
Series | Intel Xeon Platinum | AMD EPYC |
Architecture codename | Cascade Lake-AP (2019) | Zen 2 (2017−2020) |
Release date | 2 April 2019 (5 years ago) | 7 August 2019 (5 years ago) |
Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $6,450 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon Platinum 9242 and EPYC 7702 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 | 48 (Octatetraconta-Core) | 64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core) |
Threads | 96 | 128 |
Base clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 2 GHz |
Boost clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 3.35 GHz |
Bus type | DMI 3.0 | no data |
Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
Multiplier | 23 | 20 |
L1 cache | 3 MB | 4 MB |
L2 cache | 48 MB | 32 MB |
L3 cache | 71.5 MB (shared) | 256 MB (shared) |
Chip lithography | 14 nm | 7 nm, 14 nm |
Die size | no data | 192 mm2 |
Number of transistors | 8,000 million | 4,800 million |
64 bit support | + | + |
Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
Unlocked multiplier | No | Yes |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Platinum 9242 and EPYC 7702 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 | 8 | 2 (Multiprocessor) |
Socket | Intel BGA5903 | TR4 |
Power consumption (TDP) | 350 Watt | 200 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 9242 and EPYC 7702. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
AES-NI | + | + |
AVX | + | + |
vPro | + | no data |
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
TSX | + | no data |
Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Security technologies
Xeon Platinum 9242 and EPYC 7702 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
TXT | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 9242 and EPYC 7702 are enumerated here.
AMD-V | no data | + |
VT-d | + | no data |
VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 9242 and EPYC 7702. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR4 Eight-channel |
Maximum memory size | 2 TiB | 4 TiB |
Max memory channels | 12 | 8 |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 281.6 GB/s | 204.763 GB/s |
ECC memory support | + | + |
Pros & cons summary
Recency | 2 April 2019 | 7 August 2019 |
Physical cores | 48 | 64 |
Threads | 96 | 128 |
Chip lithography | 14 nm | 7 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 350 Watt | 200 Watt |
EPYC 7702 has an age advantage of 4 months, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 75% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Xeon Platinum 9242 and EPYC 7702. We've got no test results to judge.
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