AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H vs Intel Xeon Gold 6242R

Processor comparisons   11-01-2022
   If you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a decision by looking at the AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H vs Intel Xeon Gold 6242R tests and understand which is better for games or simple use for video editing, programming, rendering, streaming, machine learning. Here you can find all information from real streaming and video editing tests or different benchmarks. A careful analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in special testing software like Prime95, WPrime, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, MATLAB, SuperPi, Gears 5, Dolphin Emulator, PCMark 10, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Blender, Furmark, PassMark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), UserBenchmark, VeraCrypt, Handbrake, RealBench, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Blender, AIDA64, 7zip, 3DMark.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

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

After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Xeon Gold 6242R or AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H.

Summary benchmark results

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

Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H

60%

Xeon Gold 6242R

60%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H

56%

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 play 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 low game result, just 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), NBA 2K20, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Control, Ghostrunner, DOTA 2A, Forza Horizon 4, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Horizon Zero Dawn, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Monster Hunter World, Metro Exodus, Battlefield V, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Half-Life: Alyx, Hitman 3.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	98.7	117.7
Valorant	112.2	133.8
Cyberpunk 2077	62.8	74.9
Apex Legends	105.5	125.8
Call of Duty Warzone	84.1	100.4
Overwatch	90.9	108.4
Red Dead Redemption 2	77.4	92.3
DOOM Eternal	56.1	66.9
Warzone	87.5	104.4
Assassin's Creed	94.2	112.4
Valheim	93.1	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 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

Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H

116%

Xeon Gold 6242R

17%

To make a final decision 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 Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H is more energy efficient than the Xeon Gold 6242R as it consumes less power: 45W vs. 205W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. 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 machine learning, programming, streaming, video rendering or video editing, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum performance, the processor includes all threads and cores that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that 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 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 Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H	Intel Xeon Gold 6242R
Cinbench 15 Single-core	326	216
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	3152	5946
Cinbench 20 Single-core	758	497
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	6910	14382
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1882	1269
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	19232	36754

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

	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H	Intel Xeon Gold 6242R
Single-Core	4201	2419
Multi-Core	34768	34882

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

	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H	Intel Xeon Gold 6242R
Single-Core	1575	1073
Multi-Core	10523	29161

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful 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 in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in new games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H	Intel Xeon Gold 6242R
Announcement date	January 07, 2022	October 01, 2020
Type	Laptop	Server
Socket	FP7	FCLGA3647
Core name	Rembrandt	Cascade Lake
Architecture	Zen 3+	x86
Generation	6	2
Turbo Frequency	4.4 MHz	4.1 MHz
Frequency	3.3 MHz	3.1 MHz
Cores	8	20
Threads	16	40
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	6 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	7200 millions	7510 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	45 W	205 W
Memory type	DDR5	DDR4-2933
Max. Memory		1 Gb
Memory Frequency	3200
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache	384KB
L2 cache	4MB
L3 cache	16MB	35.75 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	Yes
Part number

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H is 6% better than Xeon Gold 6242R in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Xeon Gold 6242R has 12 more core than Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H. 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 Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H is better: 14
The number of parameters for which Intel Xeon Gold 6242R is better: 23
However, it should be understood that all the number in the article above do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Better to watch the video tests and read the reviews of of people who bought AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H and Intel Xeon Gold 6242R before deciding which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H - all data

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

• AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H specs and review.

• Intel Xeon Gold 6242R specs and review.