AMD EPYC 7313 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6242R

Processor comparisons 25-03-2021

   You may have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the comprehensive tests AMD EPYC 7313 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6242R and see which is better for games or normal use for rendering, video editing, machine learning, programming, streaming. Here you can find useful information from different benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A thorough review of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in synthetic type tests like 7zip, 3DMark, Gears 5, RealBench, GeekBench 6, 5.2, WPrime, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, MATLAB, Prime95, DaVinci Resolve Studio, AIDA64, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), UserBenchmark, VeraCrypt, Handbrake, Dolphin Emulator, PCMark 10, PassMark, Furmark, SuperPi, Blender, Blender.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

Fortnite
Watch Dogs Legion
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
Overwatch
Grand Theft Auto V
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Red Dead Redemption 2
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Halo Infinite
Cyberpunk 2077
Apex Legends
Borderlands 3
DOOM: Eternal
Valheim
Last Man Standing
Valorant
Fallout 76
Rainbow Six Siege
Death Stranding

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Xeon Gold 6242R or AMD EPYC 7313.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

EPYC 7313

62%

Xeon Gold 6242R

60%

This parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, EPYC 7313 is 3% better than Xeon Gold 6242R. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

EPYC 7313

68%

Xeon Gold 6242R

66%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a small game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of less popular games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Half-Life: Alyx, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Control, DOTA 2A, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Hitman 3, Battlefield V, League of Legends (LOL), NBA 2K20, Metro Exodus, Ghostrunner, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Forza Horizon 4, Horizon Zero Dawn, Monster Hunter World.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	120.0	117.7
Valorant	136.4	133.8
Cyberpunk 2077	76.4	74.9
Apex Legends	128.2	125.8
Call of Duty Warzone	102.3	100.4
Overwatch	110.5	108.4
Red Dead Redemption 2	94.1	92.3
DOOM Eternal	68.2	66.9
Warzone	106.4	104.4
Assassin's Creed	114.6	112.4
Valheim	113.2	111.1

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The tested computers not only did they have different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: FullHD, 2K or 4K. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

EPYC 7313

30%

Xeon Gold 6242R

17%

To make a final resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the EPYC 7313 is more energy efficient than the Xeon Gold 6242R since it has less power consumption: 155W vs. 205W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, programming, video editing or video rendering, machine learning, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum performance, the CPU uses all threads and cores that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the program you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to run, and all the advantages of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD EPYC 7313	Intel Xeon Gold 6242R
Cinbench 15 Single-core	124	216
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	5029	5946
Cinbench 20 Single-core	229	497
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	10661	14382
Cinbench 23 Single-core	564	1269
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	27719	36754

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD EPYC 7313	Intel Xeon Gold 6242R
Single-Core	1268	2419
Multi-Core	40658	34882

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD EPYC 7313	Intel Xeon Gold 6242R
Single-Core	1399	1073
Multi-Core	31411	29161

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in new games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	AMD EPYC 7313	Intel Xeon Gold 6242R
Announcement date	March 15, 2021	October 01, 2020
Type	Server	Server
Socket	SP3	FCLGA3647
Core name	Milan	Cascade Lake
Architecture	Zen 3	x86
Generation	3	2
Turbo Frequency	3.7 MHz	4.1 MHz
Frequency	3 MHz	3.1 MHz
Cores	16	20
Threads	32	40
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	54000 millions	7510 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	155 W	205 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4-2933
Max. Memory		1 Gb
Memory Frequency	3200
Memory bandwidth	204.8 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	128MB	35.75 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	Yes
Part number	100-000000329 100-100000329WOF

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Xeon Gold 6242R is 3% better than EPYC 7313 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Xeon Gold 6242R has 4 more core than EPYC 7313. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which AMD EPYC 7313 is better: 21
The number of parameters for which Intel Xeon Gold 6242R is better: 15
However, it should be realized that the summary data in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should totally trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the reviews of of people who bought AMD EPYC 7313 and Intel Xeon Gold 6242R before making a decision which of the processors to buy for gaming.

AMD EPYC 7313 - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD EPYC 7313 specs and review.

• Intel Xeon Gold 6242R specs and review.