AMD EPYC 7542 vs Intel Xeon W3520

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,786

Rank #327

vs
4,508

Rank #1,279

5,786
4,508

EPYC 7542 wins by 22.1% (Rank #327 vs #1279)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,290

Rank #731

vs
4,481

Rank #1,303

5,290
4,481

EPYC 7542 wins by 15.3% (Rank #731 vs #1303)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,530

Rank #151

vs
4,549

Rank #1,159

6,530
4,549

EPYC 7542 wins by 30.3% (Rank #151 vs #1159)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

6,536

Rank #66

vs
4,593

Rank #977

6,536
4,593

EPYC 7542 wins by 29.7% (Rank #66 vs #977)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

7,254

Rank #30

vs
4,566

Rank #1,007

7,254
4,566

EPYC 7542 wins by 37.1% (Rank #30 vs #1007)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

6,723

Rank #53

vs
4,572

Rank #1,046

6,723
4,572

EPYC 7542 wins by 32% (Rank #53 vs #1046)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification EPYC 7542 Xeon W3520 Diff
Cores
32
4
+87.5%
Threads
64
8
+87.5%
Base Frequency
2,900 MHz
2,660 MHz
+8.3%
Clock Multiplier
29x
20x
+31%
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
3
+62.5%
Maximum Memory
4,096 GB
0 GB
+100%
Max Bandwidth
191 GB/s
26 GB/s
+86.6%
PCIe Lanes
128
12
+90.6%
Max CPUs
2
1
+50%
TDP (lower is better)
225 W
130 W
42.2% more
Process (lower is better)
7 nm
45 nm
84.4% less

General Information

Specification EPYC 7542 Xeon W3520
Designer AMD Intel
Family EPYC --
Series 7002 --
Model Number 7542 W3520
Microarchitecture Zen 2 --
Core Name Rome Bloomfield
Core Family 23 --
Socket Socket SP3 and LGA-4094 FCLGA1366
Package FCLGA-4094 FC-LGA8
Memory Type DDR4-3200 DDR3 800/1066
ECC Support Yes Yes
PCIe Revision 4.0 2.0
PCIe Configuration x16, x8 4x1, 2x4
Market Segment Server Server
Release Price $3,400.00 --
Locked Multiplier Yes Yes

Designer

EPYC 7542
AMD
Xeon W3520
Intel

Family

EPYC 7542
EPYC
Xeon W3520
--

Series

EPYC 7542
7002
Xeon W3520
--

Model Number

EPYC 7542
7542
Xeon W3520
W3520

Microarchitecture

EPYC 7542
Zen 2
Xeon W3520
--

Core Name

EPYC 7542
Rome
Xeon W3520
Bloomfield

Core Family

EPYC 7542
23
Xeon W3520
--

Socket

EPYC 7542
Socket SP3 and LGA-4094
Xeon W3520
FCLGA1366

Package

EPYC 7542
FCLGA-4094
Xeon W3520
FC-LGA8

Memory Type

EPYC 7542
DDR4-3200
Xeon W3520
DDR3 800/1066

ECC Support

EPYC 7542
Yes
Xeon W3520
Yes

PCIe Revision

EPYC 7542
4.0
Xeon W3520
2.0

PCIe Configuration

EPYC 7542
x16, x8
Xeon W3520
4x1, 2x4

Market Segment

EPYC 7542
Server
Xeon W3520
Server

Release Price

EPYC 7542
$3,400.00
Xeon W3520
--

Locked Multiplier

EPYC 7542
Yes
Xeon W3520
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification EPYC 7542 Xeon W3520
Process 7 nm 45 nm
Die Area 192 mm² 263 mm²
Transistor Count 3,800 0.00 billion
Manufacturer TSMC and GlobalFoundries Intel
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

EPYC 7542
7 nm
Xeon W3520
45 nm

Die Area

EPYC 7542
192 mm²
Xeon W3520
263 mm²

Transistor Count

EPYC 7542
3,800
Xeon W3520
0.00 billion

Manufacturer

EPYC 7542
TSMC and GlobalFoundries
Xeon W3520
Intel

Technology

EPYC 7542
CMOS
Xeon W3520
--

Word Size

EPYC 7542
64-bit
Xeon W3520
64-bit

ISA

EPYC 7542
x86-64 (x86)
Xeon W3520
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification EPYC 7542 Xeon W3520
GPU -- Iris™ Graphics 5100
GPU Designer -- Intel
GPU Max Frequency -- 1200 MHz

GPU

EPYC 7542
--
Xeon W3520
Iris™ Graphics 5100

GPU Designer

EPYC 7542
--
Xeon W3520
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

EPYC 7542
--
Xeon W3520
1200 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension EPYC 7542 Xeon W3520
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
FMA
FMA3
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
KPT
MBE Ctrl
MMX
NM
NX
Node Ctrlr
PTT
Protected
RdRand
Real
Run Sure
SEV
SHA
SIPP
SME
SMEP
SMM
SMT
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
SST
Secure Key
SenseMI
TBT 2.0
TSME
TSX
TXT
VMD
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64