Intel Xeon Gold 6242R vs AMD A4-9120C

The Intel Xeon Gold 6242R operates with 20 cores and 40 CPU threads. It run at 4.10 GHz base 3.30 GHz all cores while the TDP is set at 205 W.The processor is attached to the LGA 3647 CPU socket. This version includes 35.75 MB of L3 cache on one chip, supports 6 memory channels to support DDR4-2933 RAM and features 3.0 PCIe Gen 48 lanes. Tjunction keeps below 76 °C degrees C. In particular, Cascade Lake Architecture is enhanced with 14 nm technology and supports VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d. The product was launched on Q1/2020

The AMD A4-9120C operates with 2 cores and 40 CPU threads. It run at 2.40 GHz base 2.00 GHz all cores while the TDP is set at 6 W.The processor is attached to the FP4 CPU socket. This version includes 2.00 MB of L3 cache on one chip, supports 1 memory channels to support DDR4-1866 RAM and features 3.0 PCIe Gen 8 lanes. Tjunction keeps below 90 °C degrees C. In particular, Stoney Ridge (Excavator) Architecture is enhanced with 28 nm technology and supports AMD-V. The product was launched on Q1/2019