Xeon Gold 6542Y vs i9-12900TE

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Primary details

Comparing Core i9-12900TE and Xeon Gold 6542Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking240not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency59.68no data
Architecture codenameAlder Lake-S (2022)Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date4 January 2022 (2 years ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$2,878

Detailed specifications

Core i9-12900TE 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads2448
Base clock speed1.1 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed4.8 GHz4.1 GHz
L1 cache80K (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache1.25 MB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache30 MB (shared)60 MB (shared)
Chip lithography10 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size215 mm22x 763 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °C83 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Core i9-12900TE 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 configuration12
Socket1700FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt250 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-12900TE and Xeon Gold 6542Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX++
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core i9-12900TE and Xeon Gold 6542Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i9-12900TE and Xeon Gold 6542Y are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i9-12900TE and Xeon Gold 6542Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4, DDR5 Dual-channelDDR5-5200
Maximum memory sizeno data4 TB
Max memory channelsno data8
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics 770N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-12900TE and Xeon Gold 6542Y.

PCIe version5.05.0
PCI Express lanes2080

Pros & cons summary


Recency 4 January 2022 14 December 2023
Physical cores 16 24
Threads 24 48
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 250 Watt

i9-12900TE has 614.3% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6542Y, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 50% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Core i9-12900TE and Xeon Gold 6542Y. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i9-12900TE is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 6542Y is a server/workstation one.


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