Intel® Xeon™ Gold 6542Y

The Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y is a server processor with 24 cores and 48 threads, built on the Emerald Rapids architecture. It launched in Oct 2023. Clocks run from 2.9 GHz base to 4.1 GHz boost. A 60-MB L3 cache backs the cores (2.5 MB per core). It addresses DDR5 memory up to 4 GB across 8 channels. The chip drops into the FCLGA4677 socket and exposes PCIe 5.0 (80 lanes). Rated TDP is 250 W. Notable platform capabilities: AMX (Advanced Matrix Extensions), AMX, AVX-512, Extended Page Tables (EPT).

The Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y scores 3,087 in single-core performance and 60,144 in multi-core performance (PassMark CPU Mark ratings). From those two ratings Feex computes 13,626 for overall performance, 43,415 for productivity performance, 38,636 for creator performance, 76,684 for engineering performance and 24,297 for gaming performance. Its multi-core throughput works out to 2,506 per core, 1,253 per thread and 241 per watt. Its computed efficiency index is 862. Its performance index is 169, so its overall performance is 69% above the Intel Core i5-12400 (index 100). Each bar shows the score as a share of a reference ceiling, which is the larger of the 99th-percentile score across the Feex CPU database and a fixed baseline.

Scores for individual PassMark CPU Mark test categories. Higher is better. These are measured test scores, not computed from the single-core and multi-core ratings.

In the individual workload tests the Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y scores 226,375 in integer math, 169,220 in floating-point math, 842,788 in compression, 46,317 in cryptography, 3,998 in physics simulation, 71,159 in vector SIMD, 329 in the prime sieve and 92,708 in sorting. Higher is better. Compared with the Intel Core i5-12400, it is 284% above in integer math, 269% above in floating-point math, 270% above in compression, 303% above in cryptography, 267% above in physics simulation, 359% above in vector SIMD, 391% above in the prime sieve and 309% above in sorting. Each bar shows the score as a share of that workload's reference ceiling, the larger of the 99th-percentile score across CPUs with a recorded value and a fixed baseline.

The Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y has 24 physical cores and runs 48 logical threads. It runs 2 threads per core. It runs at a base clock of 2.90 GHz and boosts up to 4.10 GHz.

The Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y is a server processor, belongs to the Intel Xeon Gold family, uses the Emerald Rapids architecture and carries the codename Emerald Rapids. It launched in Oct 2023.

The Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y has 60 MB of L3 cache. That adds up to about 60.0 MB of cache, or 2.50 MB per core. Feex has no recorded L1 cache size for this processor.

The Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y supports DDR5 memory, addresses up to 4 GB of memory and uses 8 memory channels. It does not support DDR4 and LPDDR memory.

The Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y does not include integrated graphics, so a discrete graphics card is required for display output.

The Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y uses the FCLGA4677 socket, supports PCI Express 5.0 and provides up to 80 PCIe lanes.

The Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y has a rated TDP of 250 W.

Instruction sets, security, virtualization, AI acceleration and OS readiness. Features are listed as supported, explicitly not supported, or not recorded; a feature that is not recorded is not the same as unsupported.

The Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y is manufactured by Intel. It launched at a price of $3,223.

The Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y is also identified by the model number 6542Y.

Feex has recorded 51% of the specifications it tracks for the Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y. Values Feex does not hold are shown as "Not recorded" rather than estimated.

Not recorded: Core Configuration: Performance Cores, Efficiency Cores, Hybrid Architecture, All-Core Boost and Unlocked Multiplier. Architecture & Generation: ISA Family and Market Status. Cache: L1 Cache (Total), L2 Cache (Total), L2 Cache (per Core) and L4 Cache. Memory Support: Memory Bandwidth, ECC Memory and Max Memory Speed. Platform & Compatibility: Package and Package Size. Power & Thermals: Base Power, Maximum Turbo Power, Configurable TDP (Min), Configurable TDP (Max), Max Junction Temperature and Tcase. Physical & Manufacturing: Transistor Count, Die Size, Die Count and Foundry. Naming & Aliases: Normalized Name, SKU, Processor Number and Part Number.

Processors that use the same FCLGA4677 socket as the Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y and have the closest multi-core scores in the Feex database include Intel Xeon Gold 5512U, Intel Xeon Gold 6448Y, Intel Xeon w7-3545, Intel Xeon Gold 5520+ and Intel Xeon Gold 6554S.