AMD EPYC 7713P 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 full tests AMD EPYC 7713P vs Intel Xeon Gold 6242R and understand which is better for games or normal use for streaming, machine learning, programming, rendering, video editing. Here is useful information from real streaming and video editing tests or many benchmarks. A thorough review of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in software tests such as Blender, VeraCrypt, UserBenchmark, SuperPi, PassMark, AIDA64, WPrime, MATLAB, Prime95, Handbrake, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Gears 5, PCMark 10, Blender, 7zip, Dolphin Emulator, 3DMark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Furmark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, RealBench, DaVinci Resolve Studio.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Xeon Gold 6242R or AMD EPYC 7713P.

Summary benchmark results

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

EPYC 7713P

70%

Xeon Gold 6242R

60%

This value shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, EPYC 7713P is 14% 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 7713P

62%

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 play games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a low game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: League of Legends (LOL), Forza Horizon 4, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), DOTA 2A, Control, Monster Hunter World, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Ghostrunner, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Hitman 3, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Metro Exodus, NBA 2K20, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Horizon Zero Dawn, Battlefield V, Half-Life: Alyx.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	109.6	117.7
Valorant	124.6	133.8
Cyberpunk 2077	69.8	74.9
Apex Legends	117.1	125.8
Call of Duty Warzone	93.5	100.4
Overwatch	100.9	108.4
Red Dead Redemption 2	86.0	92.3
DOOM Eternal	62.3	66.9
Warzone	97.2	104.4
Assassin's Creed	104.7	112.4
Valheim	103.4	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 that were in the comparisons not only did they have different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, 4K or FullHD. 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 7713P

18%

Xeon Gold 6242R

17%

To make a final choice 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 7713P is more energy efficient than the Xeon Gold 6242R as it consumes less power: 225W vs. 205W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must 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

Let's say you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video editing or video rendering, streaming, programming, machine learning, then first of all you need to pay attention to the 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 you take into account 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 can use only one core to run, 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 7713P	Intel Xeon Gold 6242R
Cinbench 15 Single-core	206	216
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	8520	5946
Cinbench 20 Single-core	395	497
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	19046	14382
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1006	1269
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	49525	36754

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

	AMD EPYC 7713P	Intel Xeon Gold 6242R
Single-Core	2232	2419
Multi-Core	68895	34882

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

	AMD EPYC 7713P	Intel Xeon Gold 6242R
Single-Core	1281	1073
Multi-Core	21224	29161

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful 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 later. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS even in new games. It turns out that you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	AMD EPYC 7713P	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	3.675 MHz	4.1 MHz
Frequency	2 MHz	3.1 MHz
Cores	64	20
Threads	128	40
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	86000 millions	7510 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	225 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	256MB	35.75 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	Yes
Part number	100-000000337 100-100000337WOF

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Xeon Gold 6242R is 35% better than EPYC 7713P in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that EPYC 7713P has 44 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 7713P is better: 13
The number of parameters for which Intel Xeon Gold 6242R is better: 23
Although it should be understood that the summary data in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch the video tests and read the opinion of of people who bought AMD EPYC 7713P and Intel Xeon Gold 6242R before making a selection which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

AMD EPYC 7713P - all data

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

• AMD EPYC 7713P specs and review.

• Intel Xeon Gold 6242R specs and review.