Xeon Gold 6542Y vs EPYC 8024P
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Gold 6542Y outperforms EPYC 8024P by a whopping 187% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing EPYC 8024P and Xeon Gold 6542Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 617 | 92 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 21.90 | 35.18 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Power efficiency | 13.57 | 14.03 |
| Architecture codename | Siena (2023−2024) | Emerald Rapids (2023) |
| Release date | 18 September 2023 (1 year ago) | 14 December 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $409 | $2,878 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Xeon Gold 6542Y has 61% better value for money than EPYC 8024P.
Detailed specifications
EPYC 8024P 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 24 (Tetracosa-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 48 |
| Base clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 2.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3 GHz | 4.1 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 32 MB (shared) | 60 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | 73 mm2 | 2x 763 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 75 °C | 83 °C |
| Number of transistors | 8,875 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on EPYC 8024P 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 | SP6 | FCLGA4677 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 90 Watt | 250 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 8024P 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) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
EPYC 8024P 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 EPYC 8024P and Xeon Gold 6542Y are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 8024P and Xeon Gold 6542Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR5-5200 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4 TB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 8 |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 8024P and Xeon Gold 6542Y.
| PCIe version | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 96 | 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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 12.83 | 36.86 |
| Recency | 18 September 2023 | 14 December 2023 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 24 |
| Threads | 16 | 48 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 90 Watt | 250 Watt |
EPYC 8024P has 177.8% lower power consumption.
Xeon Gold 6542Y, on the other hand, has a 187.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 months, and 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads.
The Xeon Gold 6542Y is our recommended choice as it beats the EPYC 8024P in performance tests.
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