Xeon Gold 6542Y vs Gold 6554S

Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 6554S
2023
36 cores / 72 threads, 270 Watt
31.65
Xeon Gold 6542Y
2023
24 cores / 48 threads, 250 Watt
36.81
+16.3%

Xeon Gold 6542Y outperforms Xeon Gold 6554S by a moderate 16% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking14395
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation27.2635.77
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency11.2214.09
DesignerIntelIntel
ManufacturerIntelIntel
Architecture codenameEmerald Rapids (2023)Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date14 December 2023 (1 year ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$3,157$2,878

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6542Y has 31% better value for money than Xeon Gold 6554S.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6554S 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 cores3624 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads7248
Base clock speed2.2 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz4.1 GHz
L1 cache80 KB (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache180 MB (shared)60 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size2x 763 mm22x 763 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °C83 °C
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6554S 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 configuration22
SocketFCLGA4677FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)270 Watt250 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6554S and Xeon Gold 6542Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Deep Learning Boost++

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6554S and Xeon Gold 6542Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
SGXYes with Intel® SPSYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6554S and Xeon Gold 6542Y are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6554S and Xeon Gold 6542Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5 @ 5200 MT/s (1 DPC)DDR5-5200
Maximum memory size4 TB4 TB
Max memory channels88
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6554S and Xeon Gold 6542Y.

PCIe version5.05.0
PCI Express lanes8080

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.

Xeon Gold 6554S 31.65
Xeon Gold 6542Y 36.81
+16.3%

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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.

Xeon Gold 6554S 50777
Xeon Gold 6542Y 59047
+16.3%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 31.65 36.81
Physical cores 36 24
Threads 72 48
Power consumption (TDP) 270 Watt 250 Watt

Xeon Gold 6554S has 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

Xeon Gold 6542Y, on the other hand, has a 16.3% higher aggregate performance score, and 8% lower power consumption.

The Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon Gold 6554S in performance tests.

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