Xeon Gold 6542Y vs w9-3475X

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon w9-3475X and Xeon Gold 6542Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking60not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation27.39no data
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency13.00no data
Architecture codenameSapphire Rapids (2023−2024)Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date15 February 2023 (1 year ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$3,739$2,878

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon w9-3475X 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 speed4.8 GHz4.1 GHz
L1 cache80 KB (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache82.5 MB60 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size4x 477 mm22x 763 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °C83 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon w9-3475X 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
SocketFCLGA4677FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)300 Watt250 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon w9-3475X and Xeon Gold 6542Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0+no data
Deep Learning Boost++

Security technologies

Xeon w9-3475X and Xeon Gold 6542Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
SGX-Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon w9-3475X 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 w9-3475X and Xeon Gold 6542Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-4800DDR5-5200
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 w9-3475X and Xeon Gold 6542Y.

PCIe version5.05.0
PCI Express lanes11280

Pros & cons summary


Recency 15 February 2023 14 December 2023
Physical cores 36 24
Threads 72 48
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt 250 Watt

Xeon w9-3475X has 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

Xeon Gold 6542Y, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 months, and 20% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon w9-3475X and Xeon Gold 6542Y. We've got no test results to judge.


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