Ryzen 9 7950X vs Xeon Platinum 9242

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 9242 and Ryzen 9 7950X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	65
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon Platinum	no data
Power efficiency	no data	21.98
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake-AP (2019)	Raphael (Zen 4) (2022)
Release date	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)	27 September 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 9242 and Ryzen 9 7950X 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)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	96	32
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	4.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	5.7 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	23	no data
L1 cache	3 MB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	48 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	71.5 MB (shared)	64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Die size	no data	CCD = 2x 70 sq. mm, I/O = 122 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	47 °C
Number of transistors	8,000 million	13140 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 9242 and Ryzen 9 7950X 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	1
Socket	Intel BGA5903	AM5
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt	170 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 9242 and Ryzen 9 7950X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX-512	CCD = 5 nm, I/O = 6 nm, 0.650 - 1.475 V
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 Ryzen 9 7950X 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 Ryzen 9 7950X 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 Ryzen 9 7950X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR5-5200
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

AMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 9242 and Ryzen 9 7950X.

PCIe version	no data	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	24

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	2 April 2019	27 September 2022
Physical cores	48	16
Threads	96	32
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt	170 Watt

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