Xeon Platinum 9242 vs Ryzen 9 5900
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 9 5900 and Xeon Platinum 9242 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 242 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 9 | Intel Xeon Platinum |
| Power efficiency | 31.52 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Vermeer (2020−2024) | Cascade Lake-AP (2019) |
| Release date | 12 January 2021 (3 years ago) | 2 April 2019 (5 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 9 5900 and Xeon Platinum 9242 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 | 12 (Dodeca-Core) | 48 (Octatetraconta-Core) |
| Threads | 24 | 96 |
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.7 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | 30 | 23 |
| L1 cache | 768 KB | 3 MB |
| L2 cache | 6 MB | 48 MB |
| L3 cache | 64 MB | 71.5 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm, 12 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 81 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 95 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 4,150 million | 8,000 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 9 5900 and Xeon Platinum 9242 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 | 1 | 8 |
| Socket | AM4 | Intel BGA5903 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 350 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 5900 and Xeon Platinum 9242. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
Security technologies
Ryzen 9 5900 and Xeon Platinum 9242 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 5900 and Xeon Platinum 9242 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 Ryzen 9 5900 and Xeon Platinum 9242. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-3200 | DDR4-2933 |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | 2 TiB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 12 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 51.196 GB/s | 281.6 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 5900 and Xeon Platinum 9242.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 12 January 2021 | 2 April 2019 |
| Physical cores | 12 | 48 |
| Threads | 24 | 96 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 350 Watt |
Ryzen 9 5900 has an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 438.5% lower power consumption.
Xeon Platinum 9242, on the other hand, has 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads.
We couldn't decide between Ryzen 9 5900 and Xeon Platinum 9242. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Ryzen 9 5900 is a desktop processor while Xeon Platinum 9242 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 9 5900 and Xeon Platinum 9242, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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