3020e vs Xeon X7542
Primary details
Comparing Xeon X7542 and 3020e processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 2085 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD Raven Ridge (Ryzen 2000 APU) |
| Architecture codename | no data | Dali (Zen) (2020) |
| Release date | 1 January 2010 (14 years ago) | 4 August 2020 (4 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon X7542 and 3020e 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 | no data | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | no data | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 2.67 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 192 KB |
| L2 cache | no data | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 18 MB L3 Cache | 4 MB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 14 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 69 °C | 105 °C |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon X7542 and 3020e 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.
| Socket | FCLGA1567 | FT5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 6 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X7542 and 3020e. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 1.0 | no data |
| Status | Discontinued | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon X7542 and 3020e technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X7542 and 3020e are enumerated here.
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X7542 and 3020e. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 January 2010 | 4 August 2020 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 6 Watt |
3020e has an age advantage of 10 years, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 2066.7% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Xeon X7542 and 3020e. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Xeon X7542 is a server/workstation processor while 3020e is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon X7542 and 3020e, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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