AMD Opteron X3418 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y

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AMD Opteron X3418 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y
AMD Opteron X3418 Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD Opteron X3418 and the Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the AMD Opteron X3418 4 core processor released in Q2/2015 with the Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y which has 24 CPU cores and was introduced in Q4/2023.
AMD Opteron (4) Family Intel Xeon Gold (163)
AMD Opteron X3000 (3) CPU group Intel Xeon Gold 5500/6500 (14)
0 Generation 5
Toronto (Excavator) Architecture Emerald Rapids
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Opteron X3418 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.80 GHz (3.20 GHz). The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y clocks with 2.90 GHz (4.10 GHz), has 24 CPU cores and can calculate 48 threads in parallel.

AMD Opteron X3418 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y
4 Cores 24
4 Threads 48
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.80 GHz Frequency 2.90 GHz
3.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.10 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

AMD Opteron X3418 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

AMD Radeon R7 - 384 (Toronto) GPU no iGPU
0.80 GHz GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
0 GPU Generation --
Technology
3 Max. displays
6 Compute units --
384 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

AMD Radeon R7 - 384 (Toronto) GPU no iGPU
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
Decode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the AMD Opteron X3418, while the Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y supports a maximum of 4096 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 332.8 GB/s enabled.

AMD Opteron X3418 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y
DDR4-2400 Memory DDR5-5200
Max. Memory 4096 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 8 (Octa Channel)
38.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 332.8 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
2.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 60.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 5.0
8 PCIe lanes 80
7.9 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 315.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The AMD Opteron X3418 has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP of the Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y is 250 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

AMD Opteron X3418 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 250 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
35 W TDP up --
12 W TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD Opteron X3418 has 2.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 28 nm. The cache of Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y is at 60.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 10 nm.

AMD Opteron X3418 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y
28 nm Technology 10 nm
Unknown Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions AMX, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
FP4 Socket LGA 4677
AMD-V, AMD-Vt Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows, Linux
Q2/2015 Release date Q4/2023
-- Release price 2878 $
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD Opteron X3418 AMD Opteron X3418
AMD Radeon R7 - 384 (Toronto) @ 0.80 GHz
610 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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