Xeon Gold 6542Y vs Atom C3958

Primary details

Comparing Atom C3958 and Xeon Gold 6542Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1750	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.53	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Atom	no data
Power efficiency	7.54	no data
Architecture codename	Goldmont (2016−2017)	Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date	15 August 2017 (7 years ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$449	$2,878

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Atom C3958 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	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	16	48
Base clock speed	2 GHz	2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	2 GHz	4.1 GHz
Multiplier	20	no data
L1 cache	896 KB	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	16 MB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB	60 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	no data	2x 763 mm2
Maximum core temperature	83 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	83 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Atom C3958 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 (Uniprocessor)	2
Socket	FCBGA1310	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	31 Watt	250 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom C3958 and Xeon Gold 6542Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
QuickAssist	+	no data
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	-	+
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Atom C3958 and Xeon Gold 6542Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Boot	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
SGX	-	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom C3958 and Xeon Gold 6542Y are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom C3958 and Xeon Gold 6542Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4: 2400	DDR5-5200
Maximum memory size	256 GB	4 TB
Max memory channels	2	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom C3958 and Xeon Gold 6542Y.

PCIe version	3	5.0
PCI Express lanes	16	80
USB revision	3	no data
Total number of SATA ports	16	no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	16	no data
Number of USB ports	8	no data
Integrated LAN	4x10/2.5/1 GBE	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	15 August 2017	14 December 2023
Physical cores	16	24
Threads	16	48
Power consumption (TDP)	31 Watt	250 Watt

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