AMD EPYC 7543 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 9242

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We compared two server CPUs: AMD EPYC 7543 with 32 cores 2.8GHz and Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 with 48 cores 2.3GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD EPYC 7543 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 11 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-3200 vs DDR4)

Higher base frequency (2.8GHz vs 2.3GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (256MB vs 71.5MB)

Lower TDP (225W vs 350W)

Score

AMD EPYC 7543

VS

Intel Xeon Platinum 9242

General Parameters

Mar 2021

Release Date

Apr 2019

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Milan

Core Architecture

Cascade Lake-AP

AMD Socket SP3

Socket

Intel BGA 5903

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

EPYC (Zen 3 (Milan))

Generation

Xeon Platinum (Cascade Lake-AP)

Package

33.2 billions

Transistor Count

8 billions

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

AMD Socket SP3

Socket

Intel BGA 5903

225 W

Power Consumption

350 W

TSMC

Foundry

Intel

8x81 mm²

Die Size

-

12 nm

I/O Process Size

-

416 mm²

I/O Die Size

-

FCLGA-4094

Package

FC-BGA5903

CPU Performance

2.8 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.3 GHz

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.8 GHz

32

Total Core Count

48

64

Total Thread Count

96

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

28.0

Multiplier

23.0

64 KB per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

512 KB per core

L2 Cache

1 MB per core

256 MB shared

L3 Cache

71.5 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

4

Cores per CCD

-

2

SMP

8

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

DDR4

8

Max Memory Channels

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

4

PCIe Version

-

128

PCIe Lanes

-

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