EPYC 9655 vs Xeon Gold 6542Y

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6542Y and EPYC 9655 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Server
Architecture codename	Emerald Rapids (2023)	Turin (2024)
Release date	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)	10 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,878	$11,852

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6542Y and EPYC 9655 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	24 (Tetracosa-Core)	96
Threads	48	192
Base clock speed	2.9 GHz	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.1 GHz	4.5 GHz
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	60 MB (shared)	384 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	4 nm
Die size	2x 763 mm2	12x 70.6 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	83 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	99,780 million
64 bit support	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6542Y and EPYC 9655 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	2	2
Socket	FCLGA4677	SP5
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	400 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6542Y and EPYC 9655. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6542Y and EPYC 9655 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6542Y and EPYC 9655 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 Xeon Gold 6542Y and EPYC 9655. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5-5200	DDR5
Maximum memory size	4 TB	no data
Max memory channels	8	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6542Y and EPYC 9655.

PCIe version	5.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	80	128

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	14 December 2023	10 October 2024
Physical cores	24	96
Threads	48	192
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	400 Watt

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