Ultra 9 285T vs Xeon Gold 6542Y

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6542Y and Core Ultra 9 285T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Architecture codenameEmerald Rapids (2023)Arrow Lake-S (2024−2025)
Release date14 December 2023 (1 year ago)January 2025
Launch price (MSRP)$2,878no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6542Y and Core Ultra 9 285T 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 cores24 (Tetracosa-Core)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads4824
Base clock speed2.9 GHz1.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz5.4 GHz
L1 cache80 KB (per core)112 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (per core)3 MB (per core)
L3 cache60 MB (shared)36 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nm3 nm
Die size2x 763 mm2243 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)83 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data17,800 million
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6542Y and Core Ultra 9 285T 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 configuration21
SocketFCLGA46771851
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6542Y and Core Ultra 9 285T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX++
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6542Y and Core Ultra 9 285T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data
SGXYes with Intel® SPSno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6542Y and Core Ultra 9 285T are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6542Y and Core Ultra 9 285T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-5200DDR5 Depends on motherboard
Maximum memory size4 TBno data
Max memory channels8no data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AArc Xe2 Graphics 64EU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6542Y and Core Ultra 9 285T.

PCIe version5.05.0
PCI Express lanes8020

Pros & cons summary


Threads 48 24
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 35 Watt

Xeon Gold 6542Y has 100% more threads.

Ultra 9 285T, on the other hand, has 614.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Gold 6542Y and Core Ultra 9 285T. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 6542Y is a server/workstation processor while Core Ultra 9 285T is a desktop one.


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