Intel Core Xeon Gold 6542Y
- Cores
- 24
- Threads
- 48
- Base clock
- 2.9 GHz
- Boost clock
- 4.1 GHz
- Socket
- LGA 4677 (Socket E)
- TDP
- 250 W
- Processor line
- Intel Xeon Gold
- Cache
- 60 MB
- Process node
- 7 nm
Overview
Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y 24C 2.9 GHz
Compatibility
- Pairs with CPUs using the LGA 4677 (Socket E) socket.
- Requires DDR5 memory — not interchangeable with other generations.
- Draws up to 250 W — size your cooling and PSU headroom accordingly.
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Technical Specifications
Memory
1- ECC support
- Yes
General
59- Max case temperature (Tcase)
- 83 °C
- DTS Max
- 101
- Non-ECC
- No
- 64-bit support
- Yes
- Launch date
- Q4'23
- Scalability
- 2S
- Market segment
- Server
- Use conditions
- Server/Enterprise
- Memory channels
- Octa-channel
- Package carrier
- E1B
- Intel® OS Guard
- Yes
- Processor series
- Intel Xeon Gold 6000 Series
- Servicing status
- Baseline Servicing
- Intel® UPI Speed
- 20
- Intel® Boot Guard
- Yes
- Low priority cores
- 16
- Execute Disable (NX)
- Yes
- High priority cores
- 8
- Number of UPI links
- 3
- Generation
- Intel Xeon Scalable 5th Gen
- Dedicated graphics
- No
- Integrated graphics
- No
- PCI Express slots version
- 5.0
- Long-term availability
- Yes
- Instruction sets
- AMX,AVX,AVX 2.0,AVX-512,SSE4.2
- Intel® Run Sure Technology
- Yes
- Low priority core frequency
- 2.7
- Dedicated GPU model
- Not available
- High priority core frequency
- 3.1
- Integrated GPU model
- Not available
- Intel® Speed Shift Technology
- Yes
- Intel® Total Memory Encryption
- Yes
- Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
- Yes
- Trusted Execution (TXT)
- Yes
- PCIe lanes
- 80
- Memory types supported by processor
- DDR5-SDRAM
- AVX-512 Fused Multiply-Add (FMA) units
- 2
- Virtualization (VT-x)
- Yes
- Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
- Yes
- Intel® Advanced Matrix Extensions (AMX)
- Yes
- Intel® Data Streaming Accelerator (DSA)
- 1
- Intel® QuickAssist Software Acceleration
- Yes
- Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
- Yes
- Memory clock speeds supported by processor
- 5200
- Intel Software Guard Extensions (Intel SGX)
- Yes
- Intel® Total Memory Encryption - Multi Key
- Yes
- Intel® Platform Firmware Resilience Support
- Yes
- Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)
- Yes
- Intel® Trust Domain Extensions (Intel® TDX)
- Yes
- Intel® Speed Select Technology – Core Power
- Yes
- Maximum internal memory supported by processor
- 4000
- Intel® Transactional Synchronization Extensions
- Yes
- Intel® Control-flow Enforcement Technology (CET)
- Yes
- Intel® Resource Director Technology (Intel® RDT)
- Yes
- Intel® Speed Select Technology – Turbo Frequency
- Yes
- Intel® Deep Learning Boost (Intel® DL Boost) on CPU
- Yes
- Directed I/O virtualization (VT-d)
- Yes
- Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)
- Yes
- Intel® Speed Select Technology - Base Frequency (Intel® SST-BF)
- Yes
Processor
12- Cache
- 60 MB
- Cores
- 24
- Model
- 6542Y
- Processor line
- Intel Xeon Gold
- Socket
- LGA 4677 (Socket E)
- Threads
- 48
- Process node
- 7 nm
- CPU brand
- Intel
- Base clock
- 2.9 GHz
- Boost clock
- 4.1 GHz
- CPU operating modes
- 64-bit
- TDP
- 250 W
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