Intel Xeon Gold 6248R vs AMD EPYC 7742

Processor comparisons 25-03-2021

   If you can't decide which processor to buy, you can make a choice after reading the full tests Intel Xeon Gold 6248R vs AMD EPYC 7742 and understand which is better for games or simple use for rendering, machine learning, video editing, programming, streaming. Here is all information from different benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be 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 WPrime, Handbrake, Blender, AIDA64, Gears 5, Geekbench 5.2, Blender, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), 7zip, SuperPi, PassMark, Furmark, MATLAB, RealBench, Prime95, Dolphin Emulator, DaVinci Resolve Studio, 3DMark, PCMark 10, VeraCrypt, UserBenchmark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD EPYC 7742 or Intel Xeon Gold 6248R.

Summary benchmark results

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

Xeon Gold 6248R

61%

EPYC 7742

70%

This shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, EPYC 7742 is 12% better than Xeon Gold 6248R. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Xeon Gold 6248R

70%

EPYC 7742

78%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	124.8	137.6
Valorant	141.8	156.4
Cyberpunk 2077	79.4	87.6
Apex Legends	133.3	147.0
Call of Duty Warzone	106.4	117.3
Overwatch	114.9	126.7
Red Dead Redemption 2	97.9	107.9
DOOM Eternal	70.9	78.2
Warzone	110.6	122.0
Assassin's Creed	119.1	131.3
Valheim	117.7	129.8

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 video cards and different amounts of RAM. 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 get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Xeon Gold 6248R

16%

EPYC 7742

16%

Software benchmarks

If you plan 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 processor includes all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to reach maximum efficiency. 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 software that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to run, 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

	Intel Xeon Gold 6248R	AMD EPYC 7742
Cinbench 15 Single-core	226	202
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	6636	8334
Cinbench 20 Single-core	426	398
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	10753	20644
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1080	933
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	27371	45938

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

	Intel Xeon Gold 6248R	AMD EPYC 7742
Single-Core	2247	2352
Multi-Core	38405	67386

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

	Intel Xeon Gold 6248R	AMD EPYC 7742
Single-Core	990	1091
Multi-Core	36095	48624

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most useful. The newer the processor, 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. 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 there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	Intel Xeon Gold 6248R	AMD EPYC 7742
Announcement date	April 01, 2020	April 01, 2019
Type	Server	Server
Socket	FCLGA3647	SP3
Core name	Cascade Lake	Rome
Architecture	x86	Zen 2
Generation	2	2
Turbo Frequency	4 MHz	3.4 MHz
Frequency	3 MHz	2.25 MHz
Cores	24	64
Threads	48	128
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	7510 millions	86000 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	205 W	225 W
Memory type	DDR4-2933	DDR4
Max. Memory	1 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	35.75 MB	256MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	Yes	No
Part number		100-000000053 100-100000053WOF

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Xeon Gold 6248R is 25% better than EPYC 7742 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that EPYC 7742 has 40 more core than Xeon Gold 6248R. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Xeon Gold 6248R is better: 10
The number of parameters for which AMD EPYC 7742 is better: 22
Although it should be realized that all the number that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple comparison of these figures. Be sure to watch the video tests and read the opinion of of people who bought Intel Xeon Gold 6248R and AMD EPYC 7742 before making a choice which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

Intel Xeon Gold 6248R - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 5 score

• Intel Xeon Gold 6248R specs and review.

AMD EPYC 7742 - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 5 score

• AMD EPYC 7742 specs and review.