Intel xeon 9242: Xeon Platinum 9242 — Intel

Xeon Platinum 9242 — Intel

Xeon Platinum 9242 is a 48-core 64-bit high-performance x86 server microprocessor introduced by Intel in early 2019. The 9242 is based on the Cascade Lake microarchitecture and is fabricated on Intel’s 14 nm process. It operates at 2.3 GHz with a TDP of 350 W and a turbo boost of up to 3.8 GHz. This processor supports up to twelve channels of DDR4-2933 memory.

This processor cannot be purchased independently and is only sold as part of Intel’s S9200WK Compute Module.

1 Cache
2 Memory controller
3 Expansions
4 Features

Main article: Cascade Lake § Cache

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Cache Organization

Cache is a hardware component containing a relatively small and extremely fast memory designed to speed up the performance of a CPU by preparing ahead of time the data it needs to read from a relatively slower medium such as main memory.

The organization and amount of cache can have a large impact on the performance, power consumption, die size, and consequently cost of the IC.

Cache is specified by its size, number of sets, associativity, block size, sub-block size, and fetch and write-back policies.

Note: All units are in kibibytes and mebibytes.

L1$

3 MiB

3,072 KiB
3,145,728 B
0.00293 GiB

L1I$

1.5 MiB

1,536 KiB
1,572,864 B
0.00146 GiB

48×32 KiB

8-way set associative

L1D$

1.5 MiB

1,536 KiB
1,572,864 B
0.00146 GiB

48×32 KiB

8-way set associative

write-back

L2$

48 MiB

49,152 KiB
50,331,648 B
0.0469 GiB

		48×1 MiB	16-way set associative	write-back

L3$

71.

5 MiB

73,216 KiB
74,973,184 B
0.0698 GiB

		52×1.375 MiB	11-way set associative	write-back

Memory controller[edit]

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Integrated Memory Controller

Max Type	DDR4-2933
Supports ECC	Yes
Max Mem	2 TiB
Controllers	4
Channels	12
Max Bandwidth	262.26 GiB/s 456.332 GB/s 268,554.24 MiB/s 0.256 TiB/s 0.282 TB/s
Bandwidth	Single 21.86 GiB/s Double 43.71 GiB/s Quad 87.42 GiB/s Octa 174.84 GiB/s

Expansions[edit]

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Expansion Options

PCIe	Revision: 3. 0
	Max Lanes: 40
	Configuration: 1×16, x8, x4

Features[edit]

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Supported x86 Extensions & Processor Features

MMX	MMX Extension
EMMX	Extended MMX Extension
SSE	Streaming SIMD Extensions
SSE2	Streaming SIMD Extensions 2
SSE3	Streaming SIMD Extensions 3
SSSE3	Supplemental SSE3
SSE4.1	Streaming SIMD Extensions 4.1
SSE4.2	Streaming SIMD Extensions 4.2
AVX	Advanced Vector Extensions
AVX2	Advanced Vector Extensions 2
AVX-512	Advanced Vector 512-bit
AVX512F	AVX-512 Foundation
AVX512CD	AVX-512 Conflict Detection
AVX512BW	AVX-512 Byte and Word
AVX512DQ	AVX-512 Double and Quad
AVX512VL	AVX-512 Vector Length
AVX512VNNI	AVX-512 Vector Neural Network Instructions
ABM	Advanced Bit Manipulation
BMI1	Bit Manipulation Instruction Set 1
BMI2	Bit Manipulation Instruction Set 2
FMA3	3-Operand Fused-Multiply-Add
AES	AES Encryption Instructions
RdRand	Hardware RNG
ADX	Multi-Precision Add-Carry
CLMUL	Carry-less Multiplication Extension
F16C	16-bit Floating Point Conversion

x86-16	16-bit x86
x86-32	32-bit x86
x86-64	64-bit x86
Real	Real Mode
Protected	Protected Mode
SMM	System Management Mode
FPU	Integrated x87 FPU
NX	No-eXecute
HT	Hyper-Threading
TBT 2. 0	Turbo Boost Technology 2.0
EIST	Enhanced SpeedStep Technology
SST	Speed Shift Technology
TXT	Trusted Execution Technology (SMX)
vPro	Intel vPro
VT-x	VT-x (Virtualization)
VT-d	VT-d (I/O MMU virtualization)
EPT	Extended Page Tables (SLAT)
TSX	Transactional Synchronization Extensions
VMD	Volume Management Device
NM	Node Manager
KPT	Key Protection Technology
PTT	Platform Trust Technology
Run Sure	Run Sure Technology (RAS Capability)
MBE Ctrl	Mode-Based Execute Control
Node Ctrlr	Node Controller Support

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base frequency	2,300 MHz (2.3 GHz, 2,300,000 kHz) +
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clock multiplier	23 +
core count	48 +
core family	6 +
core name	Cascade Lake AP +
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die count	2 +
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max memory bandwidth	262. 26 GiB/s (456.332 GB/s, 268,554.24 MiB/s, 0.256 TiB/s, 0.282 TB/s) +
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process	14 nm (0.014 μm, 1.4e-5 mm) +
series	9200 +
smp max ways	2 +
supported memory type	DDR4-2933 +
tdp	350 W (350,000 mW, 0.469 hp, 0.35 kW) +
technology	CMOS +
thread count	96 +
turbo frequency (1 core)	3,800 MHz (3.8 GHz, 3,800,000 kHz) +
word size	64 bit (8 octets, 16 nibbles) +

Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 review

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Intel Xeon Platinum 9242

Why is Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 better than the average?

CPU threads?
96vs27. 68
CPU speed?
48 x 2.3GHzvs35.36GHz
Maximum memory bandwidth?
262.26GB/svs92.93GB/s
Memory channels?
12vs4.94
Semiconductor size?
14nmvs15.14nm
Turbo clock speed?
3.8GHzvs3.47GHz
Maximum memory amount?
2000GBvs1787.19GB
RAM speed?
2933MHzvs2584.77MHz

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Price comparison

User reviews

Performance

CPU speed

48 x 2. 3GHz

The CPU speed indicates how many processing cycles per second can be executed by a CPU, considering all of its cores (processing units). It is calculated by adding the clock rates of each core or, in the case of multi-core processors employing different microarchitectures, of each group of cores.

CPU threads

More threads result in faster performance and better multitasking.

turbo clock speed

3.8GHz

When the CPU is running below its limitations, it can boost to a higher clock speed in order to give increased performance.

L3 cache

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A larger L3 cache results in faster CPU and system-wide performance.

L1 cache

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A larger L1 cache results in faster CPU and system-wide performance.

L2 cache

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A larger L2 cache results in faster CPU and system-wide performance.

L2 core

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More data can be stored in the L2 cache for access by each core of the CPU.

clock multiplier

The clock multiplier controls the speed of the CPU.

Has an unlocked multiplier

✖Intel Xeon Platinum 9242

Some processors come with an unlocked multiplier which makes them easy to overclock, allowing you to gain increased performance in games and other apps.

Memory

Supports ECC memory

✔Intel Xeon Platinum 9242

Error-correcting code memory can detect and correct data corruption. It is used when is it essential to avoid corruption, such as scientific computing or when running a server.

maximum memory bandwidth

262. 26GB/s

This is the maximum rate that data can be read from or stored into memory.

DDR memory version

DDR (Double Data Rate) memory is the most common type of RAM. Newer versions of DDR memory support higher maximum speeds and are more energy-efficient.

maximum memory amount

2000GB

The maximum amount of memory (RAM) supported.

RAM speed

2933MHz

It can support faster memory, which will give quicker system performance.

memory channels

More memory channels increases the speed of data transfer between the memory and the CPU.

bus speed

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The bus is responsible for transferring data between different components of a computer or device.

bus transfer rate

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The bus is responsible for transferring data between different components of a computer or device.

eMMC version

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A higher version of eMMC allows faster memory interfaces, having a positive effect on the performance of a device. For example, when transferring files from your computer to the internal storage over USB.

Features

uses multithreading

✔Intel Xeon Platinum 9242

Multithreading technology (such as Intel’s Hyperthreading or AMD’s Simultaneous Multithreading) provides increased performance by splitting each of the processor’s physical cores into virtual cores, also known as threads. This way, each core can run two instruction streams at once.

SSE version

SSE is used to speed up multimedia tasks such as editing an image or adjusting audio volume. Each new version contains new instructions and improvements.

Has AES

✖Intel Xeon Platinum 9242

AES is used to speed up encryption and decryption.

Has AVX

✔Intel Xeon Platinum 9242

AVX is used to help speed up calculations in multimedia, scientific and financial apps, as well as improving Linux RAID software performance.

bits executed at a time

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NEON provides acceleration for media processing, such as listening to MP3s.

front-end width

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The CPU can decode more instructions per clock (IPC), meaning that the CPU performs better

Has F16C

✔Intel Xeon Platinum 9242

F16C is used to speed up tasks such as adjusting the contrast of an image or adjusting volume.

Has FMA3

✔Intel Xeon Platinum 9242

FMA3 is used to speed up tasks such as adjusting the contrast of an image or adjusting volume.

Has FMA4

✖Intel Xeon Platinum 9242

FMA4 is used to speed up tasks such as adjusting the contrast of an image or adjusting volume.

Benchmarks

Cinebench R20 (multi) result

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Cinebench R20 is a benchmark tool that measures a CPU’s multi-core performance by rendering a 3D scene.

Cinebench R20 (single) result

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Cinebench R20 is a benchmark tool that measures a CPU’s single-core performance by rendering a 3D scene.

Geekbench 5 result (multi)

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Geekbench 5 is a cross-platform benchmark that measures a processor’s multi-core performance. (Source: Primate Labs, 2023)

Geekbench 5 result (single)

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Geekbench 5 is a cross-platform benchmark that measures a processor’s single-core performance. (Source: Primate Labs, 2023)

PassMark result

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This benchmark measures the performance of the CPU using multiple threads.

PassMark result (single)

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This benchmark measures the performance of the CPU using a single thread.

performance per watt

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This means the CPU is more efficient, giving a greater amount of performance for each watt of power used.

Blender (bmw27) result

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The Blender (bmw27) benchmark measures the performance of a processor by rendering a 3D scene. More powerful processors can render the scene in less time.

Blender (classroom) result

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The Blender (classroom) benchmark measures the performance of a processor by rendering a 3D scene. More powerful processors can render the scene in less time.