Ultra 7 155U vs Xeon Platinum 9242

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 9242 and Core Ultra 7 155U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated743
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon PlatinumIntel Meteor Lake-U
Power efficiencyno data66.39
Architecture codenameCascade Lake-AP (2019)Meteor Lake-P (2023)
Release date2 April 2019 (5 years ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$490

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 9242 and Core Ultra 7 155U 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)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads9614
Base clock speed2.3 GHz1.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz4.8 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier23no data
L1 cache64K (per core)112 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache71.5 MB (shared)12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 4 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data110 °C
Number of transistors8,000 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 9242 and Core Ultra 7 155U 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 BGA5903FCBGA2049
Power consumption (TDP)350 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 9242 and Core Ultra 7 155U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+
Supported AI Software Frameworks-OpenVINO™, WindowsML, ONNX RT

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 9242 and Core Ultra 7 155U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 9242 and Core Ultra 7 155U are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 9242 and Core Ultra 7 155U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR5
Maximum memory size2 TiB96 GB
Max memory channels122
Maximum memory bandwidth281.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel® Graphics
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.95 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Platinum 9242 and Core Ultra 7 155U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon Platinum 9242 and Core Ultra 7 155U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz (HDMI2.1 FRL)
Max resolution over eDPno data3840x2400 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon Platinum 9242 and Core Ultra 7 155U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.2
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 9242 and Core Ultra 7 155U.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data12
PCI supportno data4.0

Pros & cons summary


Recency 2 April 2019 14 December 2023
Physical cores 48 12
Threads 96 14
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 15 Watt

Xeon Platinum 9242 has 300% more physical cores and 585.7% more threads.

Ultra 7 155U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, and 2233.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Platinum 9242 and Core Ultra 7 155U. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Platinum 9242 is a server/workstation processor while Core Ultra 7 155U is a notebook one.


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