AMD Ryzen 5 3400G vs Intel Xeon Platinum 9242

Let's find out which one of Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 and AMD Ryzen 5 3400G is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 AMD Ryzen 5 3400G
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
• Family
  Intel Xeon Platinum AMD Ryzen
• Generation
  2 2
• CPU group
  Intel Xeon Platinum 8200/9200 AMD Ryzen 3000G
• Successor
  -- AMD Ryzen 5 4600G

In this block we are going to compare Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3400G 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.

• Frequency
  2.30 GHz 3.70 GHz
• CPU Cores
  48 4
• Turbo (1 Core)
  3.80 GHz 4.20 GHz
• CPU Threads
  96 8
• Hyperthreading
  Yes Yes
• Overclocking
  No Yes
• Core architecture
  normal normal

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 and AMD Ryzen 5 3400G along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  no iGPU AMD Radeon Vega 11 Graphics
• GPU frequency
  1.40 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo No turbo
• Execution units
  11
• Shader
  704
• Max. GPU Memory
  -- 2 GB
• Max. displays
  3
• Generation
  8
• DirectX Version
  12
• Technology
  14 nm
• Release date
  Q1/2018

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 and AMD Ryzen 5 3400G. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  No Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  No Decode / Encode
• h264
  No Decode / Encode
• VP9
  No Decode / Encode
• VP8
  No Decode / Encode
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  No Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  No Decode
• JPEG
  No Decode / Encode

To choose the best model between Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 and AMD Ryzen 5 3400G 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.

• Memory type
  DDR4-2933 DDR4-2933
• Max. Memory
  64 GB
• ECC
  Yes Yes
• Memory channels
  12 2
• PCIe version
  3.0 3.0
• PCIe lanes
  48 12

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 and AMD Ryzen 5 3400G.

• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 or AMD Ryzen 5 3400G? 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.

• TDP (PL1)
  350 W 65 W
• TDP down
  -- 45 W
• Tjunction max.
  -- 95 °C

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 and AMD Ryzen 5 3400G CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d AMD-V, SVM
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
• L3-Cache
  71.50 MB 4.00 MB
• Architecture
  Cascade Lake Picasso (Zen+)
• Technology
  14 nm 12 nm
• Socket
  LGA 3647 AM4
• Release date
  Q3/2019 Q2/2019

List of devices based on Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 and AMD Ryzen 5 3400G.

• Used in
  Unknown Memory PC mit Ryzen 5 3400GCSL PC mit Ryzen 5 3400Gdercomputerladen PC mit Ryzen 5 3400G