i7-1250U vs Xeon X7542

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon X7542 and Core i7-1250U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated977
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Alder Lake-M
Power efficiencyno data77.18
Architecture codenameno dataAlder Lake-U (2022)
Release date1 January 2010 (14 years ago)23 February 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon X7542 and Core i7-1250U 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 coresno data10 (Deca-Core)
Threadsno data12
Base clock speed2.67 GHz1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz4.7 GHz
L1 cacheno data80K (per core)
L2 cacheno data1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache18 MB L3 Cache12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nmIntel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature69 °C100 °C
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X7542 and Core i7-1250U 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 configurationno data1
SocketFCLGA1567FCBGA1781
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt9 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X7542 and Core i7-1250U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology1.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon X7542 and Core i7-1250U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X7542 and Core i7-1250U are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X7542 and Core i7-1250U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel® Iris® Xe Graphics eligible
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data950 MHz
Execution Unitsno data96

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon X7542 and Core i7-1250U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon X7542 and Core i7-1250U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon X7542 and Core i7-1250U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X7542 and Core i7-1250U.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data14

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 January 2010 23 February 2022
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 9 Watt

i7-1250U has an age advantage of 12 years, and 1344.4% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon X7542 and Core i7-1250U. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon X7542 is a server/workstation processor while Core i7-1250U is a notebook one.


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