AMD EPYC 7F72 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6246R

Processor comparisons   11-03-2023
   Perhaps you can't decide which processor to buy, you can make a decision after reading the full tests AMD EPYC 7F72 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6246R and understand which is better for games or normal use for machine learning, streaming, video editing, programming, rendering. Here is all information from different benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A careful review of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests like SuperPi, UserBenchmark, Handbrake, Furmark, 3DMark, Blender, 7zip, Dolphin Emulator, DaVinci Resolve Studio, MATLAB, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Gears 5, VeraCrypt, RealBench, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), WPrime, Prime95, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Blender, PCMark 10, AIDA64, PassMark.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Xeon Gold 6246R or AMD EPYC 7F72.

Summary benchmark results

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

EPYC 7F72

67%

Xeon Gold 6246R

59%

This shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, EPYC 7F72 is 11% 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 7F72

71%

Xeon Gold 6246R

62%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you 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 processors were compared: Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Hitman 3, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, DOTA 2A, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Forza Horizon 4, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Ghostrunner, NBA 2K20, Half-Life: Alyx, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Control, Horizon Zero Dawn, Battlefield V, League of Legends (LOL), Metro Exodus, Monster Hunter World.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	126.7	109.5
Valorant	143.9	124.5
Cyberpunk 2077	80.6	69.7
Apex Legends	135.3	117.0
Call of Duty Warzone	107.9	93.4
Overwatch	116.6	100.8
Red Dead Redemption 2	99.3	85.9
DOOM Eternal	72.0	62.2
Warzone	112.3	97.1
Assassin's Creed	120.9	104.6
Valheim	119.5	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 that were in the comparisons not only did they have different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. 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 7F72

16%

Xeon Gold 6246R

16%

Software benchmarks

If you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video rendering or video editing, programming, streaming, machine learning, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU turns on all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum efficiency. You will learn 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. 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 EPYC 7F72	Intel Xeon Gold 6246R
Cinbench 15 Single-core	172	179
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	6991	5252
Cinbench 20 Single-core	322	397
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	14814	12359
Cinbench 23 Single-core	786	1059
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	38516	29861

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

	AMD EPYC 7F72	Intel Xeon Gold 6246R
Single-Core	1763	2365
Multi-Core	56496	30393

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

	AMD EPYC 7F72	Intel Xeon Gold 6246R
Single-Core	1159	1041
Multi-Core	37901	21110

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most helpful. 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 even 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!

	AMD EPYC 7F72	Intel Xeon Gold 6246R
Announcement date	April 14, 2020	October 01, 2020
Type	Server	Server
Socket	SP3	FCLGA3647
Core name	Rome	Cascade Lake
Architecture	Zen 2	x86
Generation	2	2
Turbo Frequency	3.7 MHz	4.1 MHz
Frequency	3.2 MHz	3.4 MHz
Cores	24	16
Threads	48	32
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	62000 millions	7510 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	240 W	205 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4-2933
Max. Memory	4096 Gb	1 Gb
Memory Frequency	3200
Memory bandwidth	204.8 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	192MB	35.75 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	Yes
Part number	100-000000141 100-000000141WOF

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Xeon Gold 6246R is 5% better than EPYC 7F72 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that EPYC 7F72 has 8 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 7F72 is better: 24
The number of parameters for which Intel Xeon Gold 6246R is better: 11
However, it should be realized that all the data in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of of people who bought AMD EPYC 7F72 and Intel Xeon Gold 6246R before making a decision which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

AMD EPYC 7F72 - all data

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

• AMD EPYC 7F72 specs and review.

• Intel Xeon Gold 6246R specs and review.