Intel Atom Z3785 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 9242

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Intel Atom Z3785 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Platinum 9242
Intel Atom Z3785 Intel Xeon Platinum 9242

CPU comparison

Intel Atom Z3785 or Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Atom Z3785 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.41 GHz. Up to 4 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Atom Z3785 was released in Q2/2014.

The Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 has 48 cores with 96 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 12 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 was released in Q3/2019.
Intel Atom (108) Family Intel Xeon Platinum (89)
Intel Atom Z3700 (16) CPU group Intel Xeon Platinum 8200/9200 (21)
4 Generation 2
Bay Trail Architecture Cascade Lake
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Atom Z3785 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.49 GHz (2.41 GHz). The Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 has 48 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.30 GHz (3.80 GHz).

Intel Atom Z3785 Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 9242
4 Cores 48
4 Threads 96
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.49 GHz Frequency 2.30 GHz
2.41 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.80 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.50 GHz

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Atom Z3785 Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 9242
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) GPU no iGPU
0.31 GHz GPU frequency --
0.83 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
7 GPU Generation --
22 nm Technology
2 Max. displays
4 Compute units --
32 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
11.2 DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Atom Z3785 supports a maximum of 4 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 can connect up to GB of memory in 12 memory channels.

Intel Atom Z3785 Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 9242
LPDDR3-1333 Memory DDR4-2933
4 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 12
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 281.4 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
2.00 MB L3 Cache 71.50 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 48
-- PCIe Bandwidth 47.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Atom Z3785 has a TDP of 4 W, that of the Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 is 350 W.

Intel Atom Z3785 Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 9242
4 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 350 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
90 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Atom Z3785 has a 2.00 MB cache, while the Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 cache has a total of 71.50 MB.

Intel Atom Z3785 Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 9242
22 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
BGA 1380 Socket LGA 3647
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2014 Release date Q3/2019
-- Release price --
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Atom Z3785 Intel Atom Z3785
Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail GT1) @ 0.83 GHz
53 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 Intel Xeon Platinum 9242
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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