Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y Benchmark, Test and specs
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The Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y has 24 cores with 48 threads and is based on the 5. gen of the Intel Xeon Gold series. The processor uses a mainboard with the LGA 4677 socket and was released in Q4/2023.
| Name: | Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y |
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| Family: | Intel Xeon Gold (163) |
| CPU group: | Intel Xeon Gold 5500/6500 (14) |
| Architecture: | Emerald Rapids |
| Segment: | Desktop / Server |
| Generation: | 5 |
| 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). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.
| CPU Cores / Threads: | 24 / 48 |
|---|---|
| Core architecture: | normal |
| Cores: | 24x |
| Hyperthreading / SMT: | Yes |
|---|---|
| Overclocking: | No |
| Frequency: | 2.90 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (1 Core): | 4.10 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (24 Cores): | -- |
Memory & PCIeThe processor can use up to 4096 GB memory in 8 (Octa Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 332.8 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system. |
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| Memory type: | Memory bandwidth: |
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| DDR5-5200 | 332.8 GB/s |
| Max. Memory: | 4096 GB |
| Memory channels: | 8 (Octa Channel) |
| ECC: | Yes |
| PCIe: | 5.0 x 80 |
| PCIe Bandwidth: | 315.0 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 250 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. |
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| TDP (PL1 / PBP): | 250 W |
| TDP (PL2): | -- |
| TDP up: | -- |
| TDP down: | -- |
| Tjunction max.: | -- |
Technical details
The Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y is made in 10 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 60.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.
| Technology: | 10 nm |
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| Chip design: | Chiplet |
| Socket: | LGA 4677 |
| L2-Cache: | -- |
| L3-Cache: | 60.00 MB |
| AES-NI: | Yes |
| Operating systems: | Windows, Linux |
| Virtualization: | VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d |
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| Instruction set (ISA): | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions: | AMX, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 |
| Release date: | Q4/2023 |
| Release price: | 2878 $ |
| Part Number: | -- |
| Documents: | Technical data sheet |
24C 48T @ 2.90 GHz (4.10 GHz)
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