AMD EPYC 7281 vs Xeon X7542

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AMD EPYC 7281

Intel Xeon X7542

We compared two server CPUs: AMD EPYC 7281 with 16 cores 2.1GHz and Xeon X7542 with 6 cores 2.666GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD EPYC 7281 's Advantages

Released 7 years and 3 months late

Higher specification of memory (2666 vs 1333)

Newer PCIe version (3 vs 2)

Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 18MB)

More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 45nm)

Xeon X7542 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (2.666GHz vs 2.1GHz)

Lower TDP (130W vs 170W)

Score

AMD EPYC 7281

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Xeon X7542

General Parameters

Jun 2017

Release Date

Mar 2010

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Naples

Core Architecture

Nehalem-EX

AMD Socket SP3

Socket

Intel Socket 1567

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

EPYC (Zen (Naples))

Generation

Xeon(Beckton)

Package

4.8 billions

Transistor Count

2.3 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

45 nm

170 W

Power Consumption

130 W

85 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

GlobalFoundries

Foundry

Intel

213 mm²

Die Size

684 mm²

CPU Performance

2.1 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.666 GHz

2.7 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

2.8 GHz

16

Total Core Count

6

32

Total Thread Count

6

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

133 MHz

21.0

Multiplier

20.0

96 K per core

L1 Cache

64 KB per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

256 KB per core

32 MB shared

L3 Cache

18 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

2

SMP

8

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR3-1333

8

Max Memory Channels

4

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

3

PCIe Version

2

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