AMD EPYC 7542 vs Intel Xeon X5460

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
4,373

Rank #1,441

5,786
4,373

EPYC 7542 wins by 24.4% (Rank #327 vs #1441)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,290

Rank #731

vs
4,343

Rank #1,447

5,290
4,343

EPYC 7542 wins by 17.9% (Rank #731 vs #1447)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,530

Rank #151

vs
4,418

Rank #1,410

6,530
4,418

EPYC 7542 wins by 32.3% (Rank #151 vs #1410)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

6,536

Rank #66

vs
4,577

Rank #1,043

6,536
4,577

EPYC 7542 wins by 30% (Rank #66 vs #1043)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

7,254

Rank #30

vs
4,543

Rank #1,083

7,254
4,543

EPYC 7542 wins by 37.4% (Rank #30 vs #1083)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

6,723

Rank #53

vs
4,519

Rank #1,267

6,723
4,519

EPYC 7542 wins by 32.8% (Rank #53 vs #1267)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification EPYC 7542 Xeon X5460 Diff
Cores
32
4
+87.5%
Threads
64
4
+93.8%
Base Frequency
2,900 MHz
3,160 MHz
-8.2%
Clock Multiplier
29x
--
L1 Cache
2,048 KB
--
L2 Cache
16 MiB
--
L3 Cache
128 MiB
--
Memory Channels
8
2
+75%
Maximum Memory
4,096 GB
0 GB
+100%
Max Bandwidth
191 GB/s
26 GB/s
+86.6%
PCIe Lanes
128
16
+87.5%
Max CPUs
2
1
+50%
TDP (lower is better)
225 W
120 W
46.7% more
Process (lower is better)
7 nm
45 nm
84.4% less

General Information

Specification EPYC 7542 Xeon X5460
Designer AMD Intel
Family EPYC --
Series 7002 --
Model Number 7542 X5460
Microarchitecture Zen 2 --
Core Name Rome --
Core Family 23 --
Socket Socket SP3 and LGA-4094 LGA771
Package FCLGA-4094 --
Memory Type DDR4-3200 DDR3/L/-RS 1333/1600
ECC Support Yes No
PCIe Revision 4.0 2.0
PCIe Configuration x16, x8 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
Market Segment Server --
Release Price $3,400.00 --
Locked Multiplier Yes --

Designer

EPYC 7542
AMD
Xeon X5460
Intel

Family

EPYC 7542
EPYC
Xeon X5460
--

Series

EPYC 7542
7002
Xeon X5460
--

Model Number

EPYC 7542
7542
Xeon X5460
X5460

Microarchitecture

EPYC 7542
Zen 2
Xeon X5460
--

Core Name

EPYC 7542
Rome
Xeon X5460
--

Core Family

EPYC 7542
23
Xeon X5460
--

Socket

EPYC 7542
Socket SP3 and LGA-4094
Xeon X5460
LGA771

Package

EPYC 7542
FCLGA-4094
Xeon X5460
--

Memory Type

EPYC 7542
DDR4-3200
Xeon X5460
DDR3/L/-RS 1333/1600

ECC Support

EPYC 7542
Yes
Xeon X5460
No

PCIe Revision

EPYC 7542
4.0
Xeon X5460
2.0

PCIe Configuration

EPYC 7542
x16, x8
Xeon X5460
1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4

Market Segment

EPYC 7542
Server
Xeon X5460
--

Release Price

EPYC 7542
$3,400.00
Xeon X5460
--

Locked Multiplier

EPYC 7542
Yes
Xeon X5460
--

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification EPYC 7542 Xeon X5460
Process 7 nm 45 nm
Die Area 192 mm² --
Transistor Count 3,800 --
Manufacturer TSMC and GlobalFoundries --
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

EPYC 7542
7 nm
Xeon X5460
45 nm

Die Area

EPYC 7542
192 mm²
Xeon X5460
--

Transistor Count

EPYC 7542
3,800
Xeon X5460
--

Manufacturer

EPYC 7542
TSMC and GlobalFoundries
Xeon X5460
--

Technology

EPYC 7542
CMOS
Xeon X5460
--

Word Size

EPYC 7542
64-bit
Xeon X5460
64-bit

ISA

EPYC 7542
x86-64 (x86)
Xeon X5460
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification EPYC 7542 Xeon X5460
GPU -- HD Graphics 4000
GPU Designer -- Intel
GPU Max Frequency -- 1200 MHz

GPU

EPYC 7542
--
Xeon X5460
HD Graphics 4000

GPU Designer

EPYC 7542
--
Xeon X5460
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

EPYC 7542
--
Xeon X5460
1200 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension EPYC 7542 Xeon X5460
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