Xeon Gold 6542Y vs E2-3800
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Gold 6542Y outperforms E2-3800 by a whopping 4991% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2911 | 118 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 11.79 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | AMD A-Series | no data |
| Power efficiency | 1.86 | 5.68 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | GlobalFoundries | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Kabini (2013−2014) | Emerald Rapids (2023) |
| Release date | 23 May 2013 (12 years ago) | 14 December 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $2,878 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
E2-3800 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 cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 24 (Tetracosa-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 48 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.3 GHz | 4.1 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2048 KB | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 60 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | 107 mm2 | 2x 763 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 90 °C | 83 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on E2-3800 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 configuration | 1 | 2 |
| Socket | FT3 | FCLGA4677 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 250 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by E2-3800 and Xeon Gold 6542Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX | Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | FMA4 | - |
| AVX | + | + |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| PowerGating | + | - |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
E2-3800 and Xeon Gold 6542Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® SPS |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by E2-3800 and Xeon Gold 6542Y are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
| IOMMU 2.0 | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by E2-3800 and Xeon Gold 6542Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-1600 | DDR5-5200 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4 TB |
| Max memory channels | 1 | 8 |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon HD 8280 | N/A |
| จำนวนพาธไลน์ | 128 | no data |
| Enduro | + | - |
| Switchable graphics | + | - |
| UVD | + | - |
| VCE | + | - |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of E2-3800 and Xeon Gold 6542Y integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by E2-3800 and Xeon Gold 6542Y integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | no data |
| Vulkan | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by E2-3800 and Xeon Gold 6542Y.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 4 | 80 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.66 | 33.60 |
| Recency | 23 May 2013 | 14 December 2023 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 24 |
| Threads | 4 | 48 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 250 Watt |
E2-3800 has 1566.7% lower power consumption.
Xeon Gold 6542Y, on the other hand, has a 4990.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, and 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads.
The Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD E2-3800 in performance tests.
Be aware that E2-3800 is a notebook processor while Xeon Gold 6542Y is a server/workstation one.
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