Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y vs Xeon Platinum 8481C

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Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y

Intel Xeon Platinum 8481C

We compared two server CPUs: Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y with 24 cores 2.9GHz and Xeon Platinum 8481C with 56 cores 2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y 's Advantages

Released 11 months late

Higher specification of memory (5200 vs 4800)

Higher base frequency (2.9GHz vs 2GHz)

Lower TDP (250W vs 350W)

Xeon Platinum 8481C 's Advantages

Larger L3 cache size (105MB vs 60MB)

Score

Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y

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Xeon Platinum 8481C

General Parameters

Dec 2023

Release Date

Jan 2023

Intel

Manufacturer

Intel

Server

Type

Server

Emerald Rapids

Core Architecture

Sapphire Rapids

Intel Socket 4677

Socket

Intel Socket 4677

N/A

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Xeon Gold (Emerald Rapids-SP)

Generation

Xeon Platinum(Sapphire Rapids-SP)

Package

10 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

250 W

Power Consumption

350 W

83 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

Intel

Foundry

Intel

2x763 mm²

Die Size

4x477 mm²

CPU Performance

2.9 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2 GHz

4.1 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.8 GHz

24

Total Core Count

56

48

Total Thread Count

112

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

29.0

Multiplier

20.0

80 KB per core

L1 Cache

80 KB per core

2 MB per core

L2 Cache

2 MB per core

60 MB shared

L3 Cache

105 MB

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

2

SMP

2

AVX-512 FMA Ports

2

Memory Parameters

DDR5-5200

Memory Types

DDR5-4800

8

Max Memory Channels

8

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Miscellaneous

5

PCIe Version

5

80

PCIe Lanes

80

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