Xeon Gold 6542Y vs Phi 7120X

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Phi 7120X and Xeon Gold 6542Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerServer
Architecture codenameKnights Corner (2012−2014)Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date17 June 2013 (11 years ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$2,878

Detailed specifications

Xeon Phi 7120X 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 cores61 (Henihexaconta-Core)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads24448
Base clock speed1.24 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed1.33 GHz4.1 GHz
L1 cache32 KB (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB (shared)60 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size350 mm22x 763 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data83 °C
Number of transistors5,000 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Phi 7120X 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 configuration12
SocketPCIe x16FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)300 Watt250 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Phi 7120X and Xeon Gold 6542Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon Phi 7120X and Xeon Gold 6542Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Phi 7120X and Xeon Gold 6542Y are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Phi 7120X and Xeon Gold 6542Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR5-5200
Maximum memory sizeno data4 TB
Max memory channelsno data8
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Phi 7120X and Xeon Gold 6542Y.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data80

Pros & cons summary


Recency 17 June 2013 14 December 2023
Physical cores 61 24
Threads 244 48
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt 250 Watt

Xeon Phi 7120X has 154.2% more physical cores and 408.3% more threads.

Xeon Gold 6542Y, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 years, and 20% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Phi 7120X and Xeon Gold 6542Y. We've got no test results to judge.


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