EPYC 7542 vs Xeon W-3275

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-3275 and EPYC 7542 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	156	117
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	7.03	11.49
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon W	AMD EPYC
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Zen 2 (2019−2020)
Release date	3 June 2019 (4 years ago)	7 August 2019 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$4,449	$3,400
Current price	$5391 (1.2x MSRP)	$2197 (0.6x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 7542 has 63% better value for money than Xeon W-3275.

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-3275 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	2.5 GHz	2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.6 GHz	3.4 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	1.75 MB	96K (per core)
L2 cache	28 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	38.5 MB	128 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm, 14 nm
Die size	no data	192 mm2
Maximum core temperature	76 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	4,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-3275 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)	205 Watt	225 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-3275 and EPYC 7542. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	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	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data
Status	Launched	no data

Security technologies

Xeon W-3275 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-3275 and EPYC 7542 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	no data	+
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-3275 and EPYC 7542. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4 Eight-channel
Maximum memory size	1 TB	4 TiB
Max memory channels	6	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	140.8 GB/s	204.763 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-3275 and EPYC 7542.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	64	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.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

EPYC 7542 outperforms Xeon W-3275 by 15% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	26.87	30.79
Recency	3 June 2019	7 August 2019
Physical cores	28	32
Threads	56	64
Cost	$4449	$3400
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	205 Watt	225 Watt

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