EPYC 9654 vs Xeon Platinum 9242

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 9242 and EPYC 9654 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	5
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	1.27
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Platinum	AMD EPYC
Power efficiency	no data	19.77
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake-AP (2019)	Genoa (2022−2023)
Release date	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)	10 November 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$11,805

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 9242 and EPYC 9654 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)	96
Threads	96	192
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	2.4 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	23	24
L1 cache	3 MB	6 MB
L2 cache	48 MB	96 MB
L3 cache	71.5 MB (shared)	384 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm, 6 nm
Die size	no data	12x 72 mm2
Number of transistors	8,000 million	78,840 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 9242 and EPYC 9654 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	360 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 9242 and EPYC 9654. 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 9654 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 9654 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 9654. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	2 TiB	6 TiB
Max memory channels	12	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	281.6 GB/s	460.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 9242 and EPYC 9654.

PCIe version	no data	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	128

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	2 April 2019	10 November 2022
Physical cores	48	96
Threads	96	192
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt	360 Watt

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