AMD EPYC 7302 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6242

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Combined performance score

Xeon Gold 6242
17.12

EPYC 7302 outperforms Xeon Gold 6242 by 26% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon Gold 6242 and EPYC 7302 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking324212
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money7.6715.14
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon GoldAMD EPYC
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Zen 2 (2019−2020)
Release date2 April 2019 (4 years old)7 August 2019 (4 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,529$978
Current price$2427 (1x MSRP)$1019 (1x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 7302 has 97% better value for money than Xeon Gold 6242.

Technical specs

Xeon Gold 6242 and EPYC 7302 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads3232
Base clock speed2.8 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz3.3 GHz
Bus support4 × 8 GT/sno data
L1 cache1 MB96K (per core)
L2 cache16 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache22 MB128 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm, 14 nm
Die sizeno data192 mm2
Maximum core temperature85 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplierNoYes

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6242 and EPYC 7302 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 configuration4 (Multiprocessor)2 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFCLGA3647TR4
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt155 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6242 and EPYC 7302. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
StatusLaunchedno data

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6242 and EPYC 7302 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 Xeon Gold 6242 and EPYC 7302 are enumerated here.

AMD-Vno data+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6242 and EPYC 7302. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR4 Eight-channel
Maximum memory size1 TB4 TiB
Max memory channels68
Maximum memory bandwidth140.8 GB/s204.763 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6242 and EPYC 7302.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes48no data

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Xeon Gold 6242 17.12
EPYC 7302 21.49
+25.5%

EPYC 7302 outperforms Xeon Gold 6242 by 26% in our combined benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Xeon Gold 6242 26288
EPYC 7302 33002
+25.5%

EPYC 7302 outperforms Xeon Gold 6242 by 26% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 17.12 21.49
Recency 2 April 2019 7 August 2019
Cost $2529 $978
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 155 Watt

The EPYC 7302 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 6242 in performance tests.


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