EPYC 9575F vs Xeon Platinum 9242

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 9242 and EPYC 9575F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Platinum	no data
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake-AP (2019)	Turin (2024)
Release date	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)	10 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$11,791

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 9242 and EPYC 9575F 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	3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	5 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	23	no data
L1 cache	3 MB	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	48 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	71.5 MB (shared)	256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	4 nm
Die size	no data	8x 70.6 mm2
Number of transistors	8,000 million	66,520 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 9242 and EPYC 9575F 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
Socket	Intel BGA5903	SP5
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt	400 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 9242 and EPYC 9575F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 9242 and EPYC 9575F 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 9575F are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
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 9575F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR5
Maximum memory size	2 TiB	no data
Max memory channels	12	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	281.6 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 9242 and EPYC 9575F.

PCIe version	no data	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	128

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	2 April 2019	10 October 2024
Physical cores	48	64
Threads	96	128
Chip lithography	14 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt	400 Watt

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