Processor N100 vs Xeon Platinum 9242

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Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated1970
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data11.06
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon PlatinumIntel Alder Lake-N
Power efficiencyno data15.41
DesignerIntelIntel
ManufacturerIntelIntel
Architecture codenameCascade Lake-AP (2019)Alder Lake-N (2023)
Release date2 April 2019 (6 years ago)3 January 2023 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$128

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 9242 and Processor N100 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 cores48 (Octatetraconta-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads964
Base clock speed2.3 GHz0.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier23no data
L1 cache64K (per core)96 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)2 MB (shared)
L3 cache71.5 MB (shared)6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistors8,000 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 9242 and Processor N100 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 configuration81
SocketIntel BGA5903Intel BGA 1264
Power consumption (TDP)350 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 9242 and Processor N100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 9242 and Processor N100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 9242 and Processor N100 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 9242 and Processor N100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size2 TiBno data
Max memory channels12no data
Maximum memory bandwidth281.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 24EUs (Alder Lake-N) ( - 750 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 9242 and Processor N100.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data9

Pros & cons summary


Recency 2 April 2019 3 January 2023
Physical cores 48 4
Threads 96 4
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 6 Watt

Xeon Platinum 9242 has 1100% more physical cores and 2300% more threads.

Processor N100, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 5733.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 and Intel Processor N100. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Platinum 9242 is a server/workstation processor while Processor N100 is a notebook one.

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