AMD EPYC 7763 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6242R

Processor comparisons 25-03-2021

   Perhaps you are thinking about choosing a CPU, you will be able to make a decision by looking at the AMD EPYC 7763 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6242R tests and understand which is better for games or normal use for video editing, streaming, rendering, machine learning, programming. Here you can find useful information from real streaming and video editing tests or various benchmarks. A careful review of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in special testing software such as SuperPi, 3DMark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), GeekBench 6, 5.2, PCMark 10, Furmark, Prime95, Handbrake, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, RealBench, Dolphin Emulator, 7zip, Gears 5, WPrime, UserBenchmark, AIDA64, Blender, Blender, VeraCrypt, MATLAB, PassMark.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

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

After reading the results of all 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 7763.

Summary benchmark results

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

EPYC 7763

71%

Xeon Gold 6242R

60%

This shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, EPYC 7763 is 15% better than Xeon Gold 6242R. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

EPYC 7763

62%

Xeon Gold 6242R

66%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. And of course, 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. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a little game result, 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: Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Microsoft Flight Simulator, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Metro Exodus, Battlefield V, Half-Life: Alyx, NBA 2K20, Monster Hunter World, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), League of Legends (LOL), Control, Forza Horizon 4, DOTA 2A, Ghostrunner, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Horizon Zero Dawn, Hitman 3.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	110.0	117.7
Valorant	125.0	133.8
Cyberpunk 2077	70.0	74.9
Apex Legends	117.5	125.8
Call of Duty Warzone	93.8	100.4
Overwatch	101.3	108.4
Red Dead Redemption 2	86.3	92.3
DOOM Eternal	62.5	66.9
Warzone	97.5	104.4
Assassin's Creed	105.0	112.4
Valheim	103.8	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. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance 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 7763

15%

Xeon Gold 6242R

17%

To make a finishing choice 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 Xeon Gold 6242R is more energy efficient than the EPYC 7763 since it has less power consumption: 280W vs. 205W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need 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

If you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video rendering or video editing, programming, machine learning, streaming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor includes all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to reach maximum efficiency. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account 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. Because there are still many programs that 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 7763	Intel Xeon Gold 6242R
Cinbench 15 Single-core	210	216
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	8667	5946
Cinbench 20 Single-core	414	497
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	21470	14382
Cinbench 23 Single-core	970	1269
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	47776	36754

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

	AMD EPYC 7763	Intel Xeon Gold 6242R
Single-Core	2446	2419
Multi-Core	70081	34882

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

	AMD EPYC 7763	Intel Xeon Gold 6242R
Single-Core	1303	1073
Multi-Core	21589	29161

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most helpful. 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. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in new games. The economy are obvious! It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD EPYC 7763	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	3.5 MHz	4.1 MHz
Frequency	2.45 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)	280 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	100-000000312 100-100000312WOF

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Xeon Gold 6242R is 20% better than EPYC 7763 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that EPYC 7763 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 7763 is better: 14
The number of parameters for which Intel Xeon Gold 6242R is better: 22
However, it should be realized that all the figures in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should totally trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of of people who bought AMD EPYC 7763 and Intel Xeon Gold 6242R before deciding which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

AMD EPYC 7763 - all data

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

• AMD EPYC 7763 specs and review.

• Intel Xeon Gold 6242R specs and review.