Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y vs AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 7330U

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Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 7330U
Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 7330U

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y or AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 7330U - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y has 24 cores with 48 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.10 GHz. Up to 4096 GB of memory is supported in 8 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y was released in Q4/2023.

The AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 7330U has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 7330U was released in Q4/2022.
Intel Xeon Gold (163) Family AMD Ryzen 3 PRO (16)
Intel Xeon Gold 5500/6500 (14) CPU group AMD Ryzen 5025U/7030U (9)
5 Generation 4
Emerald Rapids Architecture Barcelo (Zen 3)
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y has 24 CPU cores and can calculate 48 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y is 2.90 GHz (4.10 GHz) while the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 7330U has 4 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 7330U is at 2.30 GHz (4.30 GHz).

Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y Characteristic AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 7330U
24 Cores 4
48 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.90 GHz Frequency 2.30 GHz
4.10 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.30 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.20 GHz

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.

Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y Characteristic AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 7330U
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y or AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 7330U has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

no iGPU GPU AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Renoir)
GPU frequency 0.40 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.80 GHz
-- GPU Generation 9
Technology 7 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 6
-- Shader 384
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
-- DirectX Version 12

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.

no iGPU GPU AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Renoir)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y can use up to 4096 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 332.8 GB/s. The AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 7330U supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 51.2 GB/s.

Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y Characteristic AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 7330U
DDR5-5200 Memory LPDDR4X-4266, DDR4-3200
4096 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
8 (Octa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
332.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 51.2 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache 2.00 MB
60.00 MB L3 Cache 8.00 MB
5.0 PCIe version 3.0
80 PCIe lanes 16
315.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y is 250 W, while the AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 7330U has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y Characteristic AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 7330U
250 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 8 W
-- Tjunction max. 95 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y is manufactured in 10 nm and has 60.00 MB cache. The AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 7330U is manufactured in 7 nm and has a 10.00 MB cache.

Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y Characteristic AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 7330U
10 nm Technology 7 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
AMX, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
LGA 4677 Socket FP6
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q4/2023 Release date Q4/2022
2878 $ Release price --
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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.
Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 7330U AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 7330U
AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Renoir) @ 1.80 GHz
1383 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y
24C 48T @ 2.90 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 7330U AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 7330U
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
12420 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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