AMD EPYC 7542 Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2023-04-27

The AMD EPYC 7542 has 32 cores with 64 threads and is based on the 2. gen of the AMD EPYC series. The processor uses a mainboard with the SP3 socket and was released in Q3/2019. The AMD EPYC 7542 scores 1,013 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 26,749 points.

CPU lineage
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Name:	AMD EPYC 7542
Family:	AMD EPYC (129)
CPU group:	AMD EPYC 7002 (24)
Architecture:	Rome (Zen 2)
Segment:	Desktop / Server
Generation:	2
Predecessor:	--
Successor:	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD EPYC 7542 has 32 CPU cores and can calculate 64 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD EPYC 7542 is 2.90 GHz (3.40 GHz). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads:	32 / 64
Core architecture:	normal
Cores:	32x

Hyperthreading / SMT:	Yes
Overclocking:	No
Frequency:	2.90 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	3.40 GHz
Turbo Frequency (32 Cores):	3.20 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AI hardware:	--
AI specifications:	--

Internal Graphics

The AMD EPYC 7542 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the AMD EPYC 7542 uses the no iGPU, which has -- texture shaders and -- execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

GPU name:	no iGPU
GPU frequency:
GPU (Turbo):	No turbo
Compute units:	--
Shader:	--
Hardware Raytracing:	No
Release date:

Max. displays:
Generation:	--
Direct X:	--
Technology:
Max. GPU Memory:	--
Frame Generation:	No

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.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit):	No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit):	No
h264:	No
VP8:	No
VP9:	No

AV1:	No
AVC:	No
VC-1:	No
JPEG:	No

Memory type:	Memory bandwidth:
Memory & PCIe The processor can use up to memory in 8 (Octa Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 51.2 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

DDR4-3200	51.2 GB/s
Max. Memory:
Memory channels:	8 (Octa Channel)
ECC:	Yes
PCIe:	4.0 x 128
PCIe Bandwidth:	252.0 GB/s

Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 225 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	225 W
TDP (PL2):	--
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	--
Tjunction max.:	--

Technical details

The AMD EPYC 7542 is made in 7 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 128.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology:	7 nm
Chip design:	Chiplet
Socket:	SP3
L2-Cache:	--
L3-Cache:	128.00 MB
AES-NI:	Yes
Operating systems:	Windows 10, Linux

Virtualization:	AMD-V, SVM
Instruction set (ISA):	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions:	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
Release date:	Q3/2019
Release price:	6000 $
Part Number:	--
Documents:	Technical data sheet

AMD EPYC 7542
32C 64T @ 2.90 GHz (3.40 GHz)

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the AMD EPYC 7542 have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Microsoft XBox Series S 8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz	1015
	Intel Core i7-7920HQ 4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz	1014
	Intel Xeon Gold 5218N 16C 32T @ 3.70 GHz	1014
	AMD EPYC 7542 32C 64T @ 3.40 GHz	1013
	AMD Ryzen 3 2300X 4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	1012
	Intel Core i7-5775R 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	1012
	Intel Xeon E3-1245 v3 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	1012

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i9-14900K 24C 32T @ 5.70 GHz	26972
	Intel Core i9-14900KF 24C 32T @ 5.70 GHz	26972
	Intel Xeon Gold 6314U 32C 64T @ 2.70 GHz	26895
	AMD EPYC 7542 32C 64T @ 3.20 GHz	26749
	AMD EPYC 7502 32C 64T @ 3.00 GHz	26746
	AMD EPYC 7452 32C 64T @ 2.65 GHz	26314
	AMD EPYC 7443 24C 48T @ 3.60 GHz	25985

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	Intel Xeon W-3245M 16C 32T @ 4.60 GHz	1374
	Intel Core i7-8650U 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	1373
	Intel Core i7-9800X 8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz	1372
	AMD EPYC 7542 32C 64T @ 3.40 GHz	1371
	Intel Core i7-8709G 4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz	1371
	Intel Core i3-10105T 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	1370
	Intel Core i3-10300T 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	1370

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	Intel Core i9-12900HX 16C 24T @ 2.30 GHz	14620
	Intel Core i7-13850HX 20C 28T @ 4.40 GHz	14587
	Intel Core i7-14650HX 16C 24T @ 2.20 GHz	14420
	AMD EPYC 7542 32C 64T @ 3.20 GHz	14416
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8700G 8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz	14326
	AMD Ryzen 7 8700G 8C 16T @ 4.70 GHz	14326
	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 8C 16T @ 4.60 GHz	14229

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD EPYC 7262 8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz	398
	AMD EPYC 7742 64C 128T @ 3.40 GHz	398
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX 32C 64T @ 4.20 GHz	398
	AMD EPYC 7542 32C 64T @ 3.40 GHz	397
	Intel Core i5-8300H 4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	397
	Intel Core i5-10500TE 6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz	396
	Intel Core i5-10500T 6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz	396

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 W-3375 38C 72T @ 3.20 GHz	59028
	AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX 16C 32T @ 2.50 GHz	58842
	AMD EPYC 7443P 24C 48T @ 3.60 GHz	57691
	AMD EPYC 7542 32C 64T @ 3.20 GHz	56727
	AMD EPYC 7543 32C 64T @ 3.30 GHz	56570
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X 24C 48T @ 4.00 GHz	54800
	AMD EPYC 7532 32C 64T @ 2.90 GHz	54674

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,488 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,461 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,755 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,703 entries

Cinebench R20 (SC)
656 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,392 entries

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