i9-13900K vs Xeon Platinum 9242

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 9242 and Core i9-13900K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated88
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data62.93
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon PlatinumIntel Core i9
Power efficiencyno data28.06
Architecture codenameCascade Lake-AP (2019)Raptor Lake, Raptor Cove, Gracemont (2022)
Release date2 April 2019 (5 years ago)27 September 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$589

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 9242 and Core i9-13900K 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)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads9632
Base clock speed2.3 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz5.7 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s4 × 16 GT/s
Multiplier2330
L1 cache64K (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache71.5 MB (shared)36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data257 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors8,000 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 9242 and Core i9-13900K 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 BGA5903FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)350 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 9242 and Core i9-13900K. 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 Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
SIPP-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 9242 and Core i9-13900K 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 i9-13900K 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 i9-13900K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size2 TiB192 GB
Max memory channels122
Maximum memory bandwidth281.6 GB/s89.604 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 770
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.65 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Platinum 9242 and Core i9-13900K integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon Platinum 9242 and Core i9-13900K integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon Platinum 9242 and Core i9-13900K integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 9242 and Core i9-13900K.

PCIe versionno data5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Pros & cons summary


Recency 2 April 2019 27 September 2022
Physical cores 48 24
Threads 96 32
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 125 Watt

Xeon Platinum 9242 has 100% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

i9-13900K, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, and 180% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Platinum 9242 and Core i9-13900K. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Platinum 9242 is a server/workstation processor while Core i9-13900K is a desktop one.


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