Ryzen 7 5700X3D vs Xeon Gold 6242

Place in the ranking	401	398
Place by popularity	not in top-100	60
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	9.64	48.90
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	no data
Power efficiency	10.44	14.96
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Vermeer (2020−2024)
Release date	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)	8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,529	$249

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 7 5700X3D has 407% better value for money than Xeon Gold 6242.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6242 and Ryzen 7 5700X3D 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	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	32	16
Base clock speed	2.8 GHz	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	4.1 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	28	no data
L1 cache	1 MB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	16 MB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	22 MB	96 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Die size	no data	74 mm²
Maximum core temperature	85 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	8,850 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6242 and Ryzen 7 5700X3D 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	4 (Multiprocessor)	1
Socket	FCLGA3647	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6242 and Ryzen 7 5700X3D. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6242 and Ryzen 7 5700X3D 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 Ryzen 7 5700X3D 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 Xeon Gold 6242 and Ryzen 7 5700X3D. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4
Maximum memory size	1 TB	no data
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	140.8 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6242 and Ryzen 7 5700X3D.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	48	20

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 16.55

Ryzen 7 5700X3D 16.61
+0.4%

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.

Xeon Gold 6242 26288

Ryzen 7 5700X3D 26382
+0.4%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon Gold 6242 1325

Ryzen 7 5700X3D 1924
+45.2%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon Gold 6242 10371
+2.7%

Ryzen 7 5700X3D 10098

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	16.55	16.61
Recency	2 April 2019	8 January 2024
Physical cores	16	8
Threads	32	16
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	105 Watt

Xeon Gold 6242 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Ryzen 7 5700X3D, on the other hand, has a 0.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 42.9% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon Gold 6242 and Ryzen 7 5700X3D.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 6242 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 7 5700X3D is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Gold 6242 and Ryzen 7 5700X3D, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.