Xeon Gold 6242R vs EPYC 7702P
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 7702P outperforms Xeon Gold 6242R by an impressive 68% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 98 | 287 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 6.32 | 5.29 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | AMD EPYC | Intel Xeon Gold |
| Power efficiency | 7.40 | 4.30 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | TSMC | no data |
| Architecture codename | Zen 2 (2017−2020) | Cascade Lake (2019−2020) |
| Release date | 7 August 2019 (5 years ago) | 24 February 2020 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $4,425 | $2,529 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
EPYC 7702P has 19% better value for money than Xeon Gold 6242R.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
EPYC 7702P and Xeon Gold 6242R basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core) | 20 (Icosa-Core) |
| Threads | 128 | 40 |
| Base clock speed | 2 GHz | 3.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.35 GHz | 4.1 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | 20 | 31 |
| L1 cache | 96K (per core) | 1.25 MB |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 20 MB |
| L3 cache | 256 MB (shared) | 35.75 MB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm, 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 192 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 76 °C |
| Number of transistors | 4,800 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on EPYC 7702P and Xeon Gold 6242R compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 (Uniprocessor) | no data |
| Socket | TR4 | FCLGA3647 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 200 Watt | 205 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7702P and Xeon Gold 6242R. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
EPYC 7702P and Xeon Gold 6242R technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7702P and Xeon Gold 6242R are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7702P and Xeon Gold 6242R. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Eight-channel | DDR4-2933 |
| Maximum memory size | 4 TiB | 1 TB |
| Max memory channels | 8 | 6 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 204.763 GB/s | 140.8 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7702P and Xeon Gold 6242R.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 48 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 37.00 | 22.05 |
| Recency | 7 August 2019 | 24 February 2020 |
| Physical cores | 64 | 20 |
| Threads | 128 | 40 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 200 Watt | 205 Watt |
EPYC 7702P has a 67.8% higher aggregate performance score, 220% more physical cores and 220% more threads, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 2.5% lower power consumption.
Xeon Gold 6242R, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 months.
The AMD EPYC 7702P is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon Gold 6242R in performance tests.
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