Duron 550 vs Xeon Platinum 9242

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 9242 and Duron 550 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon Platinum	AMD Duron
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake-AP (2019)	K7 (2000−2004)
Release date	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)	5 June 2000 (24 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 9242 and Duron 550 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)	1 (Single-Core)
Threads	96	1
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	0.55 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	FSB
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	200 MT/s
Multiplier	23	5.5
L1 cache	3 MB	no data
L2 cache	48 MB	64 KB
L3 cache	71.5 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	14 nm	180 nm
Die size	no data	100 mm2
Number of transistors	8,000 million	25 Million
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 9242 and Duron 550 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	Intel BGA5903	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt	25.4 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 9242 and Duron 550. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX-512	no data
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	+	-
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 9242 and Duron 550 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

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no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 9242 and Duron 550 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 9242 and Duron 550. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	no data
Maximum memory size	2 TiB	4 GB
Max memory channels	12	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	281.6 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	2 April 2019	5 June 2000
Physical cores	48	1
Threads	96	1
Chip lithography	14 nm	180 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt	25 Watt

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