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

Processor comparisons 11-01-2022

   Let's say you are thinking about choosing a processor, you will be able to make a choice after reading the comprehensive tests AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS vs Intel Xeon Gold 6242R and decide which is better for games or normal use for machine learning, video editing, rendering, streaming, programming. Here you can find all information from various benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A thorough review of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in special test applications such as Dolphin Emulator, RealBench, VeraCrypt, Blender, UserBenchmark, PassMark, Prime95, 3DMark, WPrime, Blender, Handbrake, MATLAB, AIDA64, GeekBench 6, 5.2, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), DaVinci Resolve Studio, Furmark, SuperPi, 7zip, PCMark 10, Gears 5.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

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

After looking at the data of parallel 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 Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS.

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 6950HS

60%

Xeon Gold 6242R

60%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS

55%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	98.5	117.7
Valorant	112.0	133.8
Cyberpunk 2077	62.7	74.9
Apex Legends	105.2	125.8
Call of Duty Warzone	84.0	100.4
Overwatch	90.7	108.4
Red Dead Redemption 2	77.2	92.3
DOOM Eternal	56.0	66.9
Warzone	87.3	104.4
Assassin's Creed	94.0	112.4
Valheim	92.9	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. 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 get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS

147%

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 Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS is more energy efficient than the Xeon Gold 6242R as it consumes less power: 35W 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 video editing or video rendering, streaming, machine learning, programming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum performance, the CPU includes all cores and threads that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using 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. 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 Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS	Intel Xeon Gold 6242R
Cinbench 15 Single-core	319	216
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	3089	5946
Cinbench 20 Single-core	743	497
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	6772	14382
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1844	1269
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	18847	36754

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

	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS	Intel Xeon Gold 6242R
Single-Core	4117	2419
Multi-Core	34073	34882

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

	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS	Intel Xeon Gold 6242R
Single-Core	1544	1073
Multi-Core	10313	29161

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The newer the processor, 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, thereby increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in the newest games. The savings are obvious! Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS	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)	35 W	205 W
Memory type	DDR5	DDR4-2933
Max. Memory		1 Gb
Memory Frequency	3200
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache	512KB
L2 cache	4MB
L3 cache	16MB	35.75 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	Yes
Part number	FP7: 100-000000541 FP7r2: 100-000000563

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS 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 6950HS. 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 6950HS is better: 14
The number of parameters for which Intel Xeon Gold 6242R is better: 23
However, it should be understood that the summary data that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of of people who bought AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS and Intel Xeon Gold 6242R before making a decision which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS - all data

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

• AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS specs and review.

• Intel Xeon Gold 6242R specs and review.