AMD EPYC 7513 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6246R

Processor comparisons   25-03-2021
   You may have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the detailed tests AMD EPYC 7513 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6246R and understand which is better for games or normal use for video editing, machine learning, programming, rendering, streaming. Here you can find useful information from many benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A thorough analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests like MATLAB, PCMark 10, Blender, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Blender, 3DMark, WPrime, UserBenchmark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Handbrake, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Prime95, 7zip, VeraCrypt, Gears 5, AIDA64, RealBench, PassMark, Furmark, Dolphin Emulator, SuperPi.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

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

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Xeon Gold 6246R or AMD EPYC 7513.

Summary benchmark results

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

EPYC 7513

66%

Xeon Gold 6246R

59%

This value shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, EPYC 7513 is 10% better than Xeon Gold 6246R. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

EPYC 7513

67%

Xeon Gold 6246R

62%

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 run games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a little game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Control, Monster Hunter World, Half-Life: Alyx, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), League of Legends (LOL), Metro Exodus, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Microsoft Flight Simulator, Horizon Zero Dawn, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Ghostrunner, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, DOTA 2A, Battlefield V, NBA 2K20, Hitman 3, Forza Horizon 4.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	118.1	109.5
Valorant	134.2	124.5
Cyberpunk 2077	75.1	69.7
Apex Legends	126.1	117.0
Call of Duty Warzone	100.6	93.4
Overwatch	108.7	100.8
Red Dead Redemption 2	92.6	85.9
DOOM Eternal	67.1	62.2
Warzone	104.6	97.1
Assassin's Creed	112.7	104.6
Valheim	111.3	103.3

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. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful 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

EPYC 7513

23%

Xeon Gold 6246R

16%

To make a finishing 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 EPYC 7513 is more energy efficient than the Xeon Gold 6246R as it consumes less power: 200W vs. 205W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must know its TDP. 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

If you plan 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, the processor includes all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum performance. You will learn 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 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 7513	Intel Xeon Gold 6246R
Cinbench 15 Single-core	162	179
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	6680	5252
Cinbench 20 Single-core	304	397
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	14158	12359
Cinbench 23 Single-core	748	1059
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	36818	29861

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

	AMD EPYC 7513	Intel Xeon Gold 6246R
Single-Core	1576	2365
Multi-Core	54007	30393

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

	AMD EPYC 7513	Intel Xeon Gold 6246R
Single-Core	1403	1041
Multi-Core	29463	21110

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 in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even in the newest games. The savings are obvious! It turns out that you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD EPYC 7513	Intel Xeon Gold 6246R
Announcement date	March 15, 2021	October 01, 2020
Type	Server	Server
Socket	SP3	FCLGA3647
Core name	Milan	Cascade Lake
Architecture	Zen 3	x86
Generation	3	2
Turbo Frequency	3.65 MHz	4.1 MHz
Frequency	2.6 MHz	3.4 MHz
Cores	32	16
Threads	64	32
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	68000 millions	7510 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	200 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	128MB	35.75 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	Yes
Part number	100-000000334 100-100000334WOF

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Xeon Gold 6246R is 23% better than EPYC 7513 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that EPYC 7513 has 16 more core than Xeon Gold 6246R. 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 7513 is better: 26
The number of parameters for which Intel Xeon Gold 6246R is better: 10
However, it should be realized that all the number in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should totally trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of real owners of AMD EPYC 7513 and Intel Xeon Gold 6246R before making a decision which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

AMD EPYC 7513 - all data

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

• AMD EPYC 7513 specs and review.

• Intel Xeon Gold 6246R specs and review.