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Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y vs AMD EPYC 9355P

Both CPUs were released (or first benchmaked) within the last year, while AMD EPYC 9355P is around 39% faster in multi-threaded (CPU Mark) testing, it is around 20% faster in single-thread testing. However, AMD EPYC 9355P uses around 11% more power. All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Server CPU Class.The values below were tabulated from a combined 9 benchmarks submitted from our PerformanceTest software and results and are updated daily to include new submissions.

  • The first section will show basic information for each CPU selected.
  • The additional graphs shows the CPU Mark and Single Thread values of each CPU selected.
  • An accompany graph, if price data is available, will shows the value for money, in terms of the CPU Mark/Thread Rating per dollar.
  • The last section will show approximate yearly running costs for the CPUs.

×Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y×AMD EPYC 9355P+ ADD
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Socket TypeFCLGA4677SP5
CPU ClassServerServer
Clockspeed2.9 GHz3.6 GHz
Turbo SpeedUp to 4.1 GHzUp to 4.4 GHz
# of Physical Cores24 (Threads: 48)32 (Threads: 64)
CacheL1: 2KB, L2: 0.0MB, L3: 0MBL1: 2,560KB, L2: 32.0MB, L3: 256MB
TDP250W280W
Yearly Running Cost$45.63$51.10
Other
First Seen on ChartQ3 2024Q1 2025
# of Samples27
CPU Value20.532.4
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group)2975(-20.3%)3735(0.0%)
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group)59047(-39.3%)97214(0.0%)
1 - Last seen price from our affiliates NewEgg.com & Amazon.com.

CPU Mark Rating
As of 6th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y
59,047
AMD EPYC 9355P
97,214
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CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 6th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y
20.5
AMD EPYC 9355P
32.4
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CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 6th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y
2,975
AMD EPYC 9355P
3,735
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Estimated Energy Usage Cost
Estimated Energy Adjustable Values
Average hours of use per day Average CPU Utilization (0-100%)1 Power cost, $ per kWh2
8
25
1Average user usage is typically low and can vary from task to task. An estimate load 25% is nominal.
2Typical power costs vary around the world. Check your last power bill for details. Values of $0.15 to $0.45 per kWh are typical.
Intel Xeon Gold 6542Y AMD EPYC 9355P
Max TDP250W280W
Power consumption per day (kWh)0.500.56
Running cost per day$0.125$0.140
Power consumption per year (kWh)182.5204.4
Running cost per year$45.63$51.10
Shown CPU power usage is based on linear interpolation of Max TDP (i.e. max load). Actual CPU power profile may vary.