Intel Xeon Gold 6252N VS Intel Xeon Platinum 9242

Comparing Intel Xeon Gold 6252N vs Intel Xeon Platinum 9242

Comparison of video cards Intel Xeon Gold 6252N vs Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 in benchmarks and specifications.

Differences Specifications

Differences

Top features of Intel Xeon Platinum 9242

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More number of cores

48 24

2 times more threads
Higher turbo clock speed

3.80 GHz 3.60 GHz

Around 5% better overclocked clock speed

Top features of Intel Xeon Gold 6252N

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Performance per watt

150 W 350 W

About 0.43 times less performance per watt

Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 Intel Xeon Gold 6252N

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 and Intel Xeon Gold 6252N is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification	Value
Name	Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 Intel Xeon Gold 6252N
Segment	Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
Family	Intel Xeon Platinum Intel Xeon Gold
Generation	2 2
CPU group	Intel Xeon Platinum 8200/9200 Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6252N by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

Specification	Value
Frequency	2.30 GHz 2.30 GHz
CPU Cores	48 24
Turbo (1 Core)	3.80 GHz 3.60 GHz
CPU Threads	96 48
Hyperthreading	Yes Yes
Overclocking	No No
Core architecture	normal normal

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 and Intel Xeon Gold 6252N along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification	Value
GPU name	no iGPU no iGPU
GPU (Turbo)	No turbo No turbo

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 and Intel Xeon Gold 6252N. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

Specification	Value
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No No
h264	No No
VP9	No No
VP8	No No
AV1	No No
AVC	No No
VC-1	No No
JPEG	No No

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 and Intel Xeon Gold 6252N you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

Specification	Value
Memory type	DDR4-2933 DDR4-2933
ECC	Yes Yes
Memory channels	12 6
PCIe version	3.0 3.0
PCIe lanes	48 48

Encryption

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 and Intel Xeon Gold 6252N.

Specification	Value
AES-NI	Yes Yes

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 or Intel Xeon Gold 6252N? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Specification	Value
TDP (PL1)	350 W 150 W

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 and Intel Xeon Gold 6252N CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification	Value
Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
L3-Cache	71.50 MB 35.75 MB
Architecture	Cascade Lake Cascade Lake
Technology	14 nm 14 nm
Socket	LGA 3647 LGA 3647
Release date	Q3/2019 Q2/2019