EPYC 7542 vs Xeon W-3175X
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 7542 outperforms Xeon W-3175X by a minimal 4% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon W-3175X and EPYC 7542 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 183 | 173 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 16.38 | 5.27 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | Intel Xeon W | AMD EPYC |
| Power efficiency | 10.21 | 11.99 |
| Architecture codename | Skylake (server) (2017−2018) | Zen 2 (2017−2020) |
| Release date | 8 October 2018 (6 years ago) | 7 August 2019 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $2,999 | $3,400 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Xeon W-3175X has 211% better value for money than EPYC 7542.
Detailed specifications
Xeon W-3175X and EPYC 7542 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 | 28 (Octacosa-Core) | 32 (Dotriaconta-Core) |
| Threads | 56 | 64 |
| Base clock speed | 3.1 GHz | 2.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 31 | 29 |
| L1 cache | 1.75 MB | 2 MB |
| L2 cache | 28 MB | 16 MB |
| L3 cache | 38.5 MB (shared) | 128 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 7 nm, 14 nm |
| Die size | no data | 192 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 85 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 8,000 million | 4,800 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon W-3175X and EPYC 7542 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 (Uniprocessor) | 2 (Multiprocessor) |
| Socket | FCLGA3647 | SP3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 255 Watt | 225 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-3175X and EPYC 7542. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Speed Shift | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | no data |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Security technologies
Xeon W-3175X and EPYC 7542 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-3175X and EPYC 7542 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 Xeon W-3175X and EPYC 7542. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2666 | DDR4 Eight-channel |
| Maximum memory size | 512 GB | 4 TiB |
| Max memory channels | 6 | 8 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 128.001 GB/s | 204.763 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-3175X and EPYC 7542.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 48 | no data |
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.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 27.34 | 28.32 |
| Recency | 8 October 2018 | 7 August 2019 |
| Physical cores | 28 | 32 |
| Threads | 56 | 64 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 255 Watt | 225 Watt |
EPYC 7542 has a 3.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 months, 14.3% more physical cores and 14.3% more threads, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 13.3% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon W-3175X and EPYC 7542.
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