AMD EPYC Embedded 9254 vs Xeon X7542
We compared two server CPUs: AMD EPYC Embedded 9254 with 24 cores 2.9GHz 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 Embedded 9254 's Advantages
Released 13 years late
Higher specification of memory (4800 vs 1333)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 2)
Higher base frequency (2.9GHz vs 2.666GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 18MB)
More modern manufacturing process (5nm vs 45nm)
Xeon X7542 's Advantages
Lower TDP (130W vs 200W)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD EPYC Embedded 9254
+462%
2245
Xeon X7542
399
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD EPYC Embedded 9254
+987%
18187
Xeon X7542
1672
General Parameters
Mar 2023
Release Date
Mar 2010
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Server
Type
Server
Genoa
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
26.28 billions
Transistor Count
2.3 billions
5 nm
Manufacturing Process
45 nm
200 W
Power Consumption
130 W
TSMC
Foundry
Intel
4x72 mm²
Die Size
684 mm²
6 nm
I/O Process Size
-
397 mm²
I/O Die Size
-
CPU Performance
2.9 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.666 GHz
4.15 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
2.8 GHz
24
Total Core Count
6
48
Total Thread Count
6
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
133 MHz
29.0
Multiplier
20.0
64 K per core
L1 Cache
64 KB per core
1 MB per core
L2 Cache
256 KB per core
128 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
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Miscellaneous
5
PCIe Version
2
128
PCIe Lanes
-
