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[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y

Benchmarks for the [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y

Description:

Class: Server

Socket: FCLGA4677

Clockspeed: 2.9 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.1 GHz

Cores: 24# Threads: 48#

Typical TDP: 250 W#

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 4.0 TB (Up to DDR5 5200 MT/s 1DPC, ECC Supported)

Other names: INTEL(R) XEON(R) GOLD 6542Y, INTEL XEON GOLD 6542Y

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2024

CPUmark/$Price: 16.62

Overall Rank:
84th fastest in multithreading out of all multi-CPU CPUs

Last Price Change: $5,756.00 USD Total for 2 CPUs (2023-10-01)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
95662
Single Thread Rating
3054

Samples: 10*
*Margin for error: Medium

#The number of cores/threads and TDP is per CPU. To determine the total, multiply by the total CPU count.

CPU Test Suite Average Results for [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y

Integer Math450,003 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math342,165 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers744 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting175,099 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption89,825 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression1,727,995 KBytes/Sec
Physics10,958 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions145,942 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread3,054 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 13th of February 2026


Not Enough Data from Current Version of PerformanceTest to Create Distribution Graph.

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of February 2026.

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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Server CPUs
As of 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y
95,662
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
39,928
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz
39,780
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745
34,826
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz
34,788
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645
27,565
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz
17,233
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz
14,252
Hygon C86-3G (OPN:3350)
11,656
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz
11,328
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz
10,378
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz
81.31
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz
73.68
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645
61.71
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745
57.60
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
39.93
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz
26.35
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y
16.62
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz
7.28
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz
NA
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz
NA
Hygon C86-3G (OPN:3350)
NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7745
4,117
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7645
3,954
[Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y
3,054
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
2,680
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v4 @ 3.60GHz
2,369
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50GHz
2,122
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz
1,931
Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz
1,780
Hygon C86-3G (OPN:3350)
1,715
ARM Neoverse-N1 128 Core 3000 MHz
1,329
ARM Neoverse-N1 80 Core 3000 MHz
1,328
Last 5 Baselines for [Dual CPU] Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL3049730 - Nov 13 2025 [Excluded]
4776
BL3047855 - Nov 12 2025 [Excluded]
7773
BL2866966 - Aug 27 2025 [Excluded]
8185
BL2866934 - Aug 27 2025 [Excluded]
8247
BL2849715 - Aug 20 2025
98295
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y
As of 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y
95,662
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95,768 (+0.1%)
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72,121 (-24.6%)
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116,914 (+22.2%)
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84,620 (-11.5%)
AMD EPYC 9374F vs Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y
82,009 (-14.3%)
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98,558 (+3.0%)
AMD EPYC 9754 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y
98,450 (+2.9%)
AMD EPYC 9355P vs Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y
97,235 (+1.6%)
AMD EPYC 8534P vs Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y
71,900 (-24.8%)
AMD EPYC 9654 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y
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AMD EPYC 9554P vs Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y
104,920 (+9.7%)
AMD EPYC 9734 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y
102,286 (+6.9%)