Xeon Gold 6542Y vs Atom Z625

Primary details

Comparing Atom Z625 and Xeon Gold 6542Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Atom	no data
Architecture codename	Lincroft (2010−2011)	Emerald Rapids
Release date	4 May 2010 (14 years ago)	1 October 2023 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Atom Z625 and Xeon Gold 6542Y basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	1 (Single-Core)	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	2	48
Base clock speed	1.9 GHz	2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.9 GHz	4.1 GHz
Bus support	400 MT/s	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	60 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	65.2526 mm28.89 mm × 7.34 mm	2x 763 mm2
Maximum core temperature	+90 °C	83 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	83 °C
Number of transistors	140 million	no data
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Atom Z625 and Xeon Gold 6542Y compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Socket	T-PBGA518	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	2.2 Watt	250 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z625 and Xeon Gold 6542Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE, Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	no data	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	no data	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
PAE	32 Bit	no data
GPIO	+	no data
FDI	-	no data
Fast Memory Access	-	no data
AMT	-	no data
Matrix Storage	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	Launched
Quiet System	-	no data
I/O Acceleration	-	no data
Quick Resume	-	no data
HD Audio	-	no data

Security technologies

Atom Z625 and Xeon Gold 6542Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom Z625 and Xeon Gold 6542Y are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	+
VT-x	-	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom Z625 and Xeon Gold 6542Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR2	DDR5-5200
Maximum memory size	2 GB	4 TB
Max memory channels	1	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	3.2 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	PowerVR SGX535	N/A
Clear Video	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom Z625 and Xeon Gold 6542Y integrated GPUs.

LVDS	+	no data
MIPI	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom Z625 and Xeon Gold 6542Y.

PCIe version	-	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	80
PCI support	-	no data
USB revision	2.0	no data
Integrated IDE	-	no data
Number of USB ports	4	no data
Integrated LAN	-	no data
UART	+	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	4 May 2010	1 October 2023
Physical cores	1	24
Threads	2	48
Power consumption (TDP)	2 Watt	250 Watt

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