EPYC 7H12 vs Xeon Platinum 9242

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 9242 and EPYC 7H12 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon PlatinumAMD EPYC
Power efficiencyno data14.82
Architecture codenameCascade Lake-AP (2019)Zen 2 (2017−2020)
Release date2 April 2019 (5 years ago)18 September 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 9242 and EPYC 7H12 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)64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)
Threads96128
Base clock speed2.3 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz3.3 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier2326
L1 cache3 MB96K (per core)
L2 cache48 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache71.5 MB (shared)256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm, 14 nm
Die sizeno data192 mm2
Number of transistors8,000 million4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 9242 and EPYC 7H12 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 configuration82 (Multiprocessor)
SocketIntel BGA5903TR4
Power consumption (TDP)350 Watt280 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 9242 and EPYC 7H12. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 9242 and EPYC 7H12 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 EPYC 7H12 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 EPYC 7H12. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR4 Eight-channel
Maximum memory size2 TiB4 TiB
Max memory channels128
Maximum memory bandwidth281.6 GB/s204.763 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Pros & cons summary


Recency 2 April 2019 18 September 2019
Physical cores 48 64
Threads 96 128
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 280 Watt

EPYC 7H12 has an age advantage of 5 months, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 25% lower power consumption.

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