Ryzen 5 5500 vs Xeon Platinum 9242

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 9242 and Ryzen 5 5500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated621
Place by popularitynot in top-1001
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data51.11
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon Platinumno data
Power efficiencyno data17.77
Architecture codenameCascade Lake-AP (2019)Cezanne (2021−2024)
Release date2 April 2019 (5 years ago)4 April 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$159

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 9242 and Ryzen 5 5500 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads9612
Base clock speed2.3 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz4.2 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier23no data
L1 cache3 MB64K (per core)
L2 cache48 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache71.5 MB (shared)16 MB
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm
Die sizeno data180 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data95 °C
Number of transistors8,000 million10,700 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 9242 and Ryzen 5 5500 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 BGA5903AM4
Power consumption (TDP)350 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 9242 and Ryzen 5 5500. 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 Ryzen 5 5500 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 Ryzen 5 5500 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 Ryzen 5 5500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size2 TiBno data
Max memory channels12no data
Maximum memory bandwidth281.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 9242 and Ryzen 5 5500.

PCIe versionno data3.0

Pros & cons summary


Recency 2 April 2019 4 April 2022
Physical cores 48 6
Threads 96 12
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon Platinum 9242 has 700% more physical cores and 700% more threads.

Ryzen 5 5500, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 438.5% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Platinum 9242 and Ryzen 5 5500. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Platinum 9242 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 5500 is a desktop one.


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