Xeon 6960P vs Gold 6542Y

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6542Y and Xeon 6960P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename	Emerald Rapids (2023)	Granite Rapids (2024)
Release date	14 December 2023 (1 year ago)	24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,878	no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6542Y and Xeon 6960P 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)	72 (Doheptaconta-Core)
Threads	48	144
Base clock speed	2.9 GHz	2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.1 GHz	3.9 GHz
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	112 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	60 MB (shared)	432 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	5 nm
Die size	2x 763 mm2	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	83 °C	80 °C
64 bit support	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6542Y and Xeon 6960P 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	2
Socket	FCLGA4677	7529
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	500 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6542Y and Xeon 6960P. 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 Xeon 6960P 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 Xeon 6960P 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 Xeon 6960P. 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

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6542Y and Xeon 6960P.

PCIe version	5.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	80	96

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	14 December 2023	24 September 2024
Physical cores	24	72
Threads	48	144
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	500 Watt

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