EPYC 9354 vs Xeon Gold 6242R

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6242R and EPYC 9354 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	206	44
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	18.02	14.16
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	AMD EPYC
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Genoa
Release date	24 February 2020 (4 years ago)	10 November 2022 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,529	$3,420
Current price	$1830 (0.7x MSRP)	$2895 (0.8x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6242R has 27% better value for money than EPYC 9354.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6242R and EPYC 9354 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	20 (Icosa-Core)	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads	40	64
Base clock speed	3.1 GHz	3.25 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.1 GHz	3.8 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	1.25 MB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	20 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	35.75 MB	256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm, 6 nm
Die size	no data	8x 72 mm2
Maximum core temperature	76 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	52,560 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6242R and EPYC 9354 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	no data	2
Socket	FCLGA3647	SP5
Power consumption (TDP)	205 Watt	280 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6242R and EPYC 9354. 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	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Status	Launched	no data

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6242R and EPYC 9354 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 6242R and EPYC 9354 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	no 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 6242R and EPYC 9354. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	1 TB	6 TiB
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	140.8 GB/s	460.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6242R and EPYC 9354.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	48	128

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

EPYC 9354 outperforms Xeon Gold 6242R by 94% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	22.60	43.86
Recency	24 February 2020	10 November 2022
Physical cores	20	32
Threads	40	64
Cost	$2529	$3420
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	205 Watt	280 Watt

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