Intel Core i7-7Y75 vs Intel Xeon Platinum 9242

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Intel Core i7-7Y75 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Platinum 9242
Intel Core i7-7Y75 Intel Xeon Platinum 9242

CPU comparison

Intel Core i7-7Y75 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 Core i7-7Y75 has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.30 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-7Y75 was released in Q4/2016.

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 Core M (16) Family Intel Xeon Platinum (77)
Intel Core i 7Y (3) CPU group Intel Xeon Platinum 8200/9200 (21)
7 Generation 2
Kaby Lake Y Architecture Cascade Lake
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-7Y75 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.30 GHz (3.30 GHz). The Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 has 48 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.30 GHz (3.80 GHz).

Intel Core i7-7Y75 Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 9242
2 Cores 48
4 Threads 96
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.30 GHz Frequency 2.30 GHz
3.30 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.80 GHz
2.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.50 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Core i7-7Y75 Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 9242
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

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 615 GPU no iGPU
0.30 GHz GPU frequency --
1.05 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
9.5 GPU Generation --
14nm Technology
3 Max. displays
24 Compute units --
192 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
16 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 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 615 GPU no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i7-7Y75 supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 can connect up to GB of memory in 12 memory channels.

Intel Core i7-7Y75 Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 9242
LPDDR3-1866 Memory DDR4-2933
16 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 12
29.9 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 281.4 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache 71.50 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
10 PCIe lanes 48
9.9 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 47.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i7-7Y75 has a TDP of 4.5 W, that of the Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 is 350 W.

Intel Core i7-7Y75 Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 9242
4.5 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 350 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-7Y75 has a 4.00 MB cache, while the Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 cache has a total of 71.50 MB.

Intel Core i7-7Y75 Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 9242
14 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
BGA 1515 Socket LGA 3647
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2016 Release date Q3/2019
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Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i7-7Y75 Intel Core i7-7Y75
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
723 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 Intel Xeon Platinum 9242
48C 96T @ 3.80 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i7-7Y75 Intel Core i7-7Y75
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
1403 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 Intel Xeon Platinum 9242
48C 96T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i7-7Y75 Intel Core i7-7Y75
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
786 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 Intel Xeon Platinum 9242
48C 96T @ 3.80 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i7-7Y75 Intel Core i7-7Y75
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
1640 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 Intel Xeon Platinum 9242
48C 96T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core i7-7Y75 Intel Core i7-7Y75
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
1027 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 Intel Xeon Platinum 9242
48C 96T @ 3.80 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core i7-7Y75 Intel Core i7-7Y75
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
1778 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 Intel Xeon Platinum 9242
48C 96T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Core i7-7Y75 Intel Core i7-7Y75
Intel HD Graphics 615 @ 1.05 GHz
403 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 Intel Xeon Platinum 9242
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core i7-7Y75 Intel Core i7-7Y75
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
2668 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 Intel Xeon Platinum 9242
48C 96T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i7-7Y75 Intel Core i7-7Y75
2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
127 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 Intel Xeon Platinum 9242
48C 96T @ 3.80 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i7-7Y75 Intel Core i7-7Y75
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
254 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 9242 Intel Xeon Platinum 9242
48C 96T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i7-7Y75 Intel Xeon Platinum 9242
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