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SpecificationAMD EPYC 7542Intel Xeon Gold 6538N
CPU Mark45,02044,895
Single Thread1,9571,725
Cores / threads32 / 6432 / 64
Base clock2.90 GHz2.10 GHz
Max turbo3.40 GHz4.10 GHz
TDP225 W205 W
SocketSP3LGA4677
Memory—DDR5
Memory speed—DDR5-5200
L3 Cache16 MB—
Release year20192024
CategoryServerServer
Reference price$922.54$3,351.00