AMD EPYC 7473X vs Intel Xeon Gold 6242R

Processor comparisons 29-03-2023

   You may have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the full tests AMD EPYC 7473X vs Intel Xeon Gold 6242R and see which is better for games or normal use for rendering, machine learning, video editing, streaming, programming. Here is useful information from different benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A thorough review of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests such as Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Dolphin Emulator, SuperPi, Gears 5, PassMark, 7zip, Prime95, WPrime, UserBenchmark, PCMark 10, Blender, Blender, GeekBench 6, 5.2, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, RealBench, Handbrake, MATLAB, DaVinci Resolve Studio, 3DMark, AIDA64, VeraCrypt, Furmark.
   And how good the processors are in games:

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Xeon Gold 6242R or AMD EPYC 7473X.

Summary benchmark results

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

EPYC 7473X

67%

Xeon Gold 6242R

60%

The number of this parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, EPYC 7473X is 10% 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 7473X

74%

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 of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you 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 other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Metro Exodus, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Half-Life: Alyx, Battlefield V, Forza Horizon 4, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Horizon Zero Dawn, Monster Hunter World, Control, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Hitman 3, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), DOTA 2A, Ghostrunner, NBA 2K20, League of Legends (LOL).

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	130.7	117.7
Valorant	148.5	133.8
Cyberpunk 2077	83.2	74.9
Apex Legends	139.6	125.8
Call of Duty Warzone	111.4	100.4
Overwatch	120.3	108.4
Red Dead Redemption 2	102.5	92.3
DOOM Eternal	74.3	66.9
Warzone	115.8	104.4
Assassin's Creed	124.8	112.4
Valheim	123.3	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 computers participating in the comparisons not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD 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 7473X

20%

Xeon Gold 6242R

17%

To make a final decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the EPYC 7473X is more energy efficient than the Xeon Gold 6242R since it has less power consumption: 240W vs. 205W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

For example you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, video rendering or video editing, programming, streaming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach 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 find out whether the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to work, and all the benefit of multi-core mode are unused.

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

	AMD EPYC 7473X	Intel Xeon Gold 6242R
Cinbench 15 Single-core	170	216
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	7201	5946
Cinbench 20 Single-core	322	497
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	15268	14382
Cinbench 23 Single-core	804	1269
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	39707	36754

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

	AMD EPYC 7473X	Intel Xeon Gold 6242R
Single-Core	1812	2419
Multi-Core	58245	34882

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

	AMD EPYC 7473X	Intel Xeon Gold 6242R
Single-Core	1489	1073
Multi-Core	41864	29161

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most useful. 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 can be said about overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even in the newest games. It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	AMD EPYC 7473X	Intel Xeon Gold 6242R
Announcement date	March 22, 2022	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	2.8 MHz	3.1 MHz
Cores	24	20
Threads	48	40
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	54000 millions	7510 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	240 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	768MB	35.75 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	Yes	Yes
Part number	100-000000507 100-000000507â€‹WOF

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Xeon Gold 6242R is 9% better than EPYC 7473X in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that EPYC 7473X has 4 more core than Xeon Gold 6242R. 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 7473X is better: 26
The number of parameters for which Intel Xeon Gold 6242R is better: 9
Although it should be understood that all the figures that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should fully trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of of people who bought AMD EPYC 7473X and Intel Xeon Gold 6242R before deciding which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

AMD EPYC 7473X - all data

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

• AMD EPYC 7473X specs and review.

• Intel Xeon Gold 6242R specs and review.