Ryzen 7 5700X3D vs Xeon Gold 6542Y

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6542Y and Ryzen 7 5700X3D processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	382
Place by popularity	not in top-100	92
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Emerald Rapids (2023)	Vermeer (2020−2024)
Release date	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)	8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6542Y and Ryzen 7 5700X3D 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	48	16
Base clock speed	2.9 GHz	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.1 GHz	4.1 GHz
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	60 MB (shared)	96 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	7 nm
Die size	2x 763 mm2	74 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	83 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	8,850 million
64 bit support	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6542Y and Ryzen 7 5700X3D 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	1
Socket	FCLGA4677	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6542Y and Ryzen 7 5700X3D. 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	+	-
Status	Launched	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6542Y and Ryzen 7 5700X3D 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 Ryzen 7 5700X3D 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 Ryzen 7 5700X3D. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5-5200	DDR4
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 Ryzen 7 5700X3D.

PCIe version	5.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	80	20

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	24	8
Threads	48	16
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	105 Watt

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