Combined benchmark scores for both processors
Head-to-head processor comparison
Combined benchmark scores for both processors
Out of 2,060 results in the database
Rank #327
Rank #1,143
EPYC 7542 wins by 19.5% (Rank #327 vs #1143)
Out of 2,060 results in the database
Rank #731
Rank #1,166
EPYC 7542 wins by 11.7% (Rank #731 vs #1166)
Out of 2,060 results in the database
Rank #151
Rank #1,036
EPYC 7542 wins by 28.9% (Rank #151 vs #1036)
Out of 1,771 results in the database
Rank #66
Rank #881
EPYC 7542 wins by 29.1% (Rank #66 vs #881)
Out of 1,771 results in the database
Rank #30
Rank #771
EPYC 7542 wins by 35.8% (Rank #30 vs #771)
Out of 1,771 results in the database
Rank #53
Rank #896
EPYC 7542 wins by 31.2% (Rank #53 vs #896)
Side-by-side comparison of key specifications
| Specification | EPYC 7542 | Xeon E3-1270 | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cores |
32
|
4
|
+87.5% |
| Threads |
64
|
8
|
+87.5% |
| Base Frequency |
2,900 MHz
|
3,400 MHz
|
-14.7% |
| Clock Multiplier |
29x
|
34x
|
-14.7% |
| L1 Cache |
2,048 KB
|
62 KB
|
+97% |
| L2 Cache |
16 MiB
|
0 MiB
|
+98.5% |
| L3 Cache |
128 MiB
|
8 MiB
|
+94% |
| Memory Channels |
8
|
-- | |
| Maximum Memory |
4,096 GB
|
-- | |
| Max Bandwidth |
191 GB/s
|
-- | |
| PCIe Lanes |
128
|
-- | |
| Max CPUs |
2
|
-- | |
| TDP (lower is better) |
225 W
|
80 W
|
64.4% more |
| Process (lower is better) |
7 nm
|
32 nm
|
78.1% less |
| Specification | EPYC 7542 | Xeon E3-1270 |
|---|---|---|
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Family | EPYC | -- |
| Series | 7002 | -- |
| Model Number | 7542 | -- |
| Microarchitecture | Zen 2 | -- |
| Core Name | Rome | Sandy Bridge |
| Core Family | 23 | -- |
| Socket | Socket SP3 and LGA-4094 | Socket 1155 |
| Package | FCLGA-4094 | FC-LGA10 |
| Memory Type | DDR4-3200 | DDR3 |
| ECC Support | Yes | -- |
| PCIe Revision | 4.0 | -- |
| PCIe Configuration | x16, x8 | -- |
| Market Segment | Server | Server |
| Release Price | $3,400.00 | -- |
| Locked Multiplier | Yes | Yes |
Designer
Family
Series
Model Number
Microarchitecture
Core Name
Core Family
Socket
Package
Memory Type
ECC Support
PCIe Revision
PCIe Configuration
Market Segment
Release Price
Locked Multiplier
Manufacturing process and die characteristics
| Specification | EPYC 7542 | Xeon E3-1270 |
|---|---|---|
| Process | 7 nm | 32 nm |
| Die Area | 192 mm² | 216 mm² |
| Transistor Count | 3,800 | 1,160 |
| Manufacturer | TSMC and GlobalFoundries | Intel |
| Technology | CMOS | -- |
| Word Size | 64-bit | -- |
| ISA | x86-64 (x86) | -- |
Process
Die Area
Transistor Count
Manufacturer
Technology
Word Size
ISA
Supported instruction set extensions comparison
| Extension | EPYC 7542 | Xeon E3-1270 |
|---|---|---|
| ABM | ||
| ADX | ||
| AES | ||
| AMD-V | ||
| AMD-Vi | ||
| AVX | ||
| AVX-512 | ||
| AVX2 | ||
| AVX512BW | ||
| AVX512CD | ||
| AVX512DQ | ||
| AVX512F | ||
| AVX512VL | ||
| AVX512_VNNI | ||
| BMI1 | ||
| BMI2 | ||
| Boost 2 | ||
| CLMUL | ||
| DL Boost | ||
| EIST | ||
| EMMX | ||
| EPT | ||
| F16C | ||
| FMA3 | ||
| FPU | ||
| HT | ||
| KPT | ||
| MBE Ctrl | ||
| MMX | ||
| NM | ||
| NX | ||
| Node Ctrlr | ||
| PTT | ||
| Protected | ||
| RdRand | ||
| Real | ||
| Run Sure | ||
| SEV | ||
| SHA | ||
| SME | ||
| SMM | ||
| SMT | ||
| SSE | ||
| SSE2 | ||
| SSE3 | ||
| SSE4.1 | ||
| SSE4.2 | ||
| SSE4a | ||
| SSSE3 | ||
| SST | ||
| SenseMI | ||
| TBT 2.0 | ||
| TSME | ||
| TSX | ||
| TXT | ||
| VMD | ||
| VT-d | ||
| VT-x | ||
| XFR 2 | ||
| vPro | ||
| x86-16 | ||
| x86-32 | ||
| x86-64 |
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