AMD EPYC 7501 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6242

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Combined performance score

Xeon Gold 6242
17.12
+5.5%

Xeon Gold 6242 outperforms EPYC 7501 by 5% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Xeon Gold 6242 and EPYC 7501 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking323360
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money7.672.42
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Xeon GoldAMD EPYC
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Naples (2017−2018)
Release date2 April 2019 (4 years old)29 June 2017 (6 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,529$3,400
Current price$2427 (1x MSRP)$2598 (0.8x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6242 has 217% better value for money than EPYC 7501.

Technical specs

Xeon Gold 6242 and EPYC 7501 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)32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads3264
Base clock speed2.8 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz3 GHz
Bus support4 × 8 GT/sno data
L1 cache1 MB96K (per core)
L2 cache16 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache22 MB64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 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 7501 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 Watt170 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6242 and EPYC 7501. 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 7501 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 7501 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 7501. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR4 Eight-channel
Maximum memory size1 TB2 TiB
Max memory channels68
Maximum memory bandwidth140.8 GB/s170.671 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6242 and EPYC 7501.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes48128

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
+5.5%
EPYC 7501 16.23

Xeon Gold 6242 outperforms EPYC 7501 by 5% 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
+5.5%
EPYC 7501 24925

Xeon Gold 6242 outperforms EPYC 7501 by 5% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 17.12 16.23
Recency 2 April 2019 29 June 2017
Physical cores 16 32
Threads 32 64
Cost $2529 $3400
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 170 Watt

We couldn't decide between Xeon Gold 6242 and EPYC 7501. The differences in performance seem too small.


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