Xeon Gold 6542Y vs Atom x7425E

Primary details

Comparing Atom x7425E and Xeon Gold 6542Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1535	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Power efficiency	27.33	no data
Architecture codename	Gracemont (2023)	Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date	3 January 2023 (1 year ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$2,878

Detailed specifications

Atom x7425E 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	4 (Quad-Core)	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	4	48
Base clock speed	1.5 GHz	2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	4.1 GHz
L1 cache	96K (per core)	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (shared)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB (shared)	60 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	10 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	no data	2x 763 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	83 °C
64 bit support	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Atom x7425E 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	Intel BGA 1744	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	12 Watt	250 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom x7425E and Xeon Gold 6542Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	-	+
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Atom x7425E and Xeon Gold 6542Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom x7425E 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 x7425E and Xeon Gold 6542Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4, DDR5 4800 MHz Single-channel	DDR5-5200
Maximum memory size	no data	4 TB
Max memory channels	no data	8
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel UHD Graphics 24EU

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom x7425E and Xeon Gold 6542Y.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	9	80

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	3 January 2023	14 December 2023
Physical cores	4	24
Threads	4	48
Power consumption (TDP)	12 Watt	250 Watt

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