Xeon Gold 6542Y vs Pentium Gold G5420

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Gold G5420 and Xeon Gold 6542Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1727	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	13.14	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	Intel Pentium Gold	no data
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake (2017−2019)	Emerald Rapids
Release date	23 April 2019 (5 years ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$64	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pentium Gold G5420 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	4	48
Base clock speed	no data	2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	4.1 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB	60 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Die size	126 mm2	2x 763 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	83 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Gold G5420 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	LGA-1151	4677
Power consumption (TDP)	54 Watt	250 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold G5420 and Xeon Gold 6542Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	no data	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
TSX	no data	+

Security technologies

Pentium Gold G5420 and Xeon Gold 6542Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Gold G5420 and Xeon Gold 6542Y are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Gold G5420 and Xeon Gold 6542Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3L-1600	DDR5
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel UHD Graphics 610

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Gold G5420 and Xeon Gold 6542Y.

PCIe version	no data	5.0
PCI Express lanes	16	80

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	23 April 2019	14 December 2023
Physical cores	2	24
Threads	4	48
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	54 Watt	250 Watt

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