Ultra 5 226V vs Xeon Gold 6542Y

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6542Y and Core Ultra 5 226V processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	589
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Power efficiency	no data	71.09
Architecture codename	Emerald Rapids (2023)	Lunar Lake (2024)
Release date	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)	24 September 2024 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,878	no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6542Y and Core Ultra 5 226V 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	24 (Tetracosa-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	48	8
Base clock speed	2.9 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.1 GHz	4.5 GHz
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	192 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	2.5 MB (per core)
L3 cache	60 MB (shared)	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	3 nm
Die size	2x 763 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	83 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6542Y and Core Ultra 5 226V 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	2	1
Socket	FCLGA4677	Intel BGA 2833
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6542Y and Core Ultra 5 226V. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6542Y and Core Ultra 5 226V technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6542Y and Core Ultra 5 226V are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6542Y and Core Ultra 5 226V. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5-5200	DDR5
Maximum memory size	4 TB	no data
Max memory channels	8	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

Arc 130V

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6542Y and Core Ultra 5 226V.

PCIe version	5.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	80	4

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	14 December 2023	24 September 2024
Physical cores	24	8
Threads	48	8
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	17 Watt

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