Xeon Gold 6542Y vs Celeron G6900

Primary details

Comparing Celeron G6900 and Xeon Gold 6542Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1662	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Power efficiency	5.90	no data
Architecture codename	Alder Lake-S (2022)	Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date	4 January 2022 (2 years ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$2,878

Detailed specifications

Celeron G6900 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	2 (Dual-core)	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	2	48
Base clock speed	3.4 GHz	2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	4.1 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1.25 MB (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	60 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	no data	2x 763 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	83 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Celeron G6900 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	FCLGA1700	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	46 Watt	250 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron G6900 and Xeon Gold 6542Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	+	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Deep Learning Boost	+	+

Security technologies

Celeron G6900 and Xeon Gold 6542Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron G6900 and Xeon Gold 6542Y are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron G6900 and Xeon Gold 6542Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200	DDR5-5200
Maximum memory size	128 GB	4 TB
Max memory channels	2	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel UHD Graphics 710	N/A
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.3 GHz	no data
Execution Units	16	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron G6900 and Xeon Gold 6542Y integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

4

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Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron G6900 and Xeon Gold 6542Y integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron G6900 and Xeon Gold 6542Y integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	no data
OpenGL	4.5	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron G6900 and Xeon Gold 6542Y.

PCIe version	5.0 and 4.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	20	80

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	4 January 2022	14 December 2023
Physical cores	2	24
Threads	2	48
Power consumption (TDP)	46 Watt	250 Watt

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