Xeon Gold 6542Y vs Pentium 957

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 957 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 Pentium	no data
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	Emerald Rapids
Release date	19 June 2011 (13 years ago)	1 October 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$134	no data
Current price	$134 (1x MSRP)	no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium 957 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	2 (Dual-core)	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	2	48
Base clock speed	1.2 GHz	2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.2 GHz	4.1 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB	60 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	131 mm2	2x 763 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	83 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	83 °C
Number of transistors	504 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 957 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	FCBGA1023	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	17 Watt	250 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 957 and Xeon Gold 6542Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	+	no data
AVX	no data	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
My WiFi	-	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
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Pentium 957 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	+
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 957 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 Pentium 957 and Xeon Gold 6542Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR5-5200
Maximum memory size	8.01 GB	4 TB
Max memory channels	2	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.3 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge)	N/A
Graphics max frequency	800 MHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium 957 and Xeon Gold 6542Y integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	2	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data
SDVO	+	no data
CRT	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 957 and Xeon Gold 6542Y.

PCIe version	2.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	16	80

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	19 June 2011	1 October 2023
Physical cores	2	24
Threads	2	48
Power consumption (TDP)	17 Watt	250 Watt

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