AMD EPYC 7773X vs Intel Xeon Gold 6242R

Processor comparisons   20-04-2023
   Perhaps you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a choice by looking at the AMD EPYC 7773X vs Intel Xeon Gold 6242R tests and see which is better for games or normal use for streaming, machine learning, programming, rendering, video editing. Here is useful information from different benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A careful review of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests such as Blender, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, 3DMark, WPrime, Gears 5, GeekBench 6, 5.2, SuperPi, PassMark, Handbrake, RealBench, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), DaVinci Resolve Studio, VeraCrypt, UserBenchmark, MATLAB, Prime95, 7zip, AIDA64, Furmark, Blender, PCMark 10, Dolphin Emulator.
   And how good the processors are in games:

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

After looking at the data of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Xeon Gold 6242R or AMD EPYC 7773X.

Summary benchmark results

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

EPYC 7773X

74%

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 7773X is 18% 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 7773X

80%

Xeon Gold 6242R

66%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	142.2	117.7
Valorant	161.6	133.8
Cyberpunk 2077	90.5	74.9
Apex Legends	151.9	125.8
Call of Duty Warzone	121.2	100.4
Overwatch	130.9	108.4
Red Dead Redemption 2	111.5	92.3
DOOM Eternal	80.8	66.9
Warzone	126.0	104.4
Assassin's Creed	135.7	112.4
Valheim	134.1	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 comparing not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. So 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 7773X

16%

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 Xeon Gold 6242R is more energy efficient than the EPYC 7773X since it has less power consumption: 280W 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

Let's say you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, machine learning, programming, video editing or video rendering, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum performance, the processor uses all threads and cores that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the software that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can 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 7773X	Intel Xeon Gold 6242R
Cinbench 15 Single-core	248	216
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	9889	5946
Cinbench 20 Single-core	481	497
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	24485	14382
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1115	1269
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	54474	36754

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

	AMD EPYC 7773X	Intel Xeon Gold 6242R
Single-Core	2797	2419
Multi-Core	79901	34882

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

	AMD EPYC 7773X	Intel Xeon Gold 6242R
Single-Core	1385	1073
Multi-Core	53124	29161

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most helpful. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. 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, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in the newest games. The economy are obvious! It turns out that you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD EPYC 7773X	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	3.5 MHz	4.1 MHz
Frequency	2.2 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)	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	768MB	35.75 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	Yes
Part number	100-000000504 100-000000504â€‹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 29% better than EPYC 7773X in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that EPYC 7773X 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 7773X is better: 28
The number of parameters for which Intel Xeon Gold 6242R is better: 8
Although it should be realized that all the figures in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Better to watch the video tests and read the opinion of real owners of AMD EPYC 7773X and Intel Xeon Gold 6242R before making a choice which of the processors to buy for gaming.

AMD EPYC 7773X - all data

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

• AMD EPYC 7773X specs and review.

• Intel Xeon Gold 6242R specs and review.