Xeon Gold 6542Y vs Ryzen 7 5700G
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Gold 6542Y outperforms Ryzen 7 5700G by a whopping 141% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 7 5700G and Xeon Gold 6542Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 468 | 91 |
| Place by popularity | 61 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 27.34 | 35.12 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 7 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 22.42 | 14.05 |
| Architecture codename | Cezanne (Zen 3) (2021) | Emerald Rapids (2023) |
| Release date | 13 April 2021 (3 years ago) | 14 December 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $359 | $2,878 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Xeon Gold 6542Y has 28% better value for money than Ryzen 7 5700G.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 7 5700G 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 24 (Tetracosa-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 48 |
| Base clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 2.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.6 GHz | 4.1 GHz |
| Multiplier | 38 | no data |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | 60 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | AM4 (1331) mm2 | 2x 763 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 95 °C | 83 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 7 5700G 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 | AM4 | FCLGA4677 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 250 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 5700G and Xeon Gold 6542Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME | Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Ryzen 7 5700G and Xeon Gold 6542Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® SPS |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 5700G and Xeon Gold 6542Y are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 5700G and Xeon Gold 6542Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR5-5200 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4 TB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 8 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 51.196 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 5000) | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 5700G and Xeon Gold 6542Y.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 80 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 15.30 | 36.89 |
| Recency | 13 April 2021 | 14 December 2023 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 24 |
| Threads | 16 | 48 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 250 Watt |
Ryzen 7 5700G has 284.6% lower power consumption.
Xeon Gold 6542Y, on the other hand, has a 141.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads.
The Xeon Gold 6542Y is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 7 5700G in performance tests.
Note that Ryzen 7 5700G is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 6542Y is a server/workstation one.
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