AMD EPYC 9684X vs Xeon X7542

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AMD EPYC 9684X

Intel Xeon X7542

We compared two server CPUs: AMD EPYC 9684X with 96 cores 2.55GHz 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 9684X 's Advantages

Released 13 years and 3 months late

Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 1333)

Newer PCIe version (5 vs 2)

Larger L3 cache size (1152MB vs 18MB)

More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 45nm)

Xeon X7542 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (2.666GHz vs 2.55GHz)

Lower TDP (130W vs 400W)

Score

AMD EPYC 9684X

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Xeon X7542

General Parameters

Jun 2023

Release Date

Mar 2010

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Genoa-X

Core Architecture

Nehalem-EX

AMD Socket SP5

Socket

Intel Socket 1567

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

EPYC (Zen 4 (Genoa))

Generation

Xeon(Beckton)

Package

135.24 billions

Transistor Count

2.3 billions

5 nm

Manufacturing Process

45 nm

400 W

Power Consumption

130 W

TSMC

Foundry

Intel

12x72 mm²

Die Size

684 mm²

6 nm

I/O Process Size

-

397 mm²

I/O Die Size

-

CPU Performance

2.55 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.666 GHz

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

2.8 GHz

96

Total Core Count

6

192

Total Thread Count

6

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

133 MHz

25.5

Multiplier

20.0

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 KB per core

1 MB per core

L2 Cache

256 KB per core

1152 MB shared

L3 Cache

18 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

2

SMP

8

Memory Parameters

DDR5-4800

Memory Types

DDR3-1333

12

Max Memory Channels

4

460.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

-

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

AMD EPYC 9684X

Official Website

-

5

PCIe Version

2

128

PCIe Lanes

-

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