AMD EPYC 9534 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6242R

Processor comparisons   11-03-2023
   Perhaps you can't decide which processor to buy, you can make a choice by looking at the AMD EPYC 9534 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6242R tests and decide which is better for games or normal use for machine learning, streaming, video editing, programming, rendering. Here you can find useful information from real video editing and streaming tests or various benchmarks. A careful review of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests like Cinebench 23 (20, 15), PCMark 10, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Handbrake, Gears 5, SuperPi, MATLAB, PassMark, 7zip, Furmark, VeraCrypt, Blender, DaVinci Resolve Studio, UserBenchmark, Blender, AIDA64, 3DMark, RealBench, Dolphin Emulator, WPrime, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Prime95.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Xeon Gold 6242R or AMD EPYC 9534.

Summary benchmark results

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

EPYC 9534

85%

Xeon Gold 6242R

60%

This parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, EPYC 9534 is 29% 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 9534

85%

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 the cost of this processor reaches 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 final table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: Metro Exodus, DOTA 2A, Battlefield V, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Forza Horizon 4, Ghostrunner, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Monster Hunter World, NBA 2K20, Hitman 3, Horizon Zero Dawn, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Half-Life: Alyx, League of Legends (LOL), Control.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	151.1	117.7
Valorant	171.7	133.8
Cyberpunk 2077	96.1	74.9
Apex Legends	161.4	125.8
Call of Duty Warzone	128.8	100.4
Overwatch	139.1	108.4
Red Dead Redemption 2	118.5	92.3
DOOM Eternal	85.8	66.9
Warzone	133.9	104.4
Assassin's Creed	144.2	112.4
Valheim	142.5	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 video cards and different amounts of RAM. 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. 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 9534

17%

Xeon Gold 6242R

17%

Software benchmarks

If you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video editing or video rendering, streaming, programming, machine learning, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU uses all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to reach maximum performance. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the software you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to work, and all the advantages 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 9534	Intel Xeon Gold 6242R
Cinbench 15 Single-core	352	216
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	14288	5946
Cinbench 20 Single-core	657	497
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	30279	14382
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1604	1269
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	78728	36754

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

	AMD EPYC 9534	Intel Xeon Gold 6242R
Single-Core	3375	2419
Multi-Core	115485	34882

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

	AMD EPYC 9534	Intel Xeon Gold 6242R
Single-Core	1450	1073
Multi-Core	61831	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 you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS 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 9534	Intel Xeon Gold 6242R
Announcement date	November 10, 2022	October 01, 2020
Type	Server	Server
Socket	SP5	FCLGA3647
Core name	Genoa	Cascade Lake
Architecture	Zen 4	x86
Generation	4	2
Turbo Frequency	3.7 MHz	4.1 MHz
Frequency	2.45 MHz	3.1 MHz
Cores	64	20
Threads	128	40
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	5 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	108000 millions	7510 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	280 W	205 W
Memory type	DDR5	DDR4-2933
Max. Memory		1 Gb
Memory Frequency	4800
Memory bandwidth	460.8
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	256MB	35.75 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	Yes	Yes
Part number	100-000000799 100-100000799WOF

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 9534 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that EPYC 9534 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 9534 is better: 29
The number of parameters for which Intel Xeon Gold 6242R is better: 6
However, it should be understood that all the data in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should totally trust a simple comparison of these figures. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the opinion of of people who bought AMD EPYC 9534 and Intel Xeon Gold 6242R before making a decision which of the processors to buy for gaming.

AMD EPYC 9534 - all data

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

• AMD EPYC 9534 specs and review.

• Intel Xeon Gold 6242R specs and review.