Ryzen 7 5800G vs Xeon Gold 6242R

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6242R and Ryzen 7 5800G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking243not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation17.44no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon Goldno data
Power efficiency9.96no data
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Cezanne (2021−2024)
Release date24 February 2020 (4 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,529no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6242R and Ryzen 7 5800G 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 cores20 (Icosa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads4016
Base clock speed3.1 GHz3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz4.8 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier31no data
L1 cache1.25 MB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache20 MB512 KB (per core)
L3 cache35.75 MB16 MB
Chip lithography14 nm7 nm
Die sizeno data180 mm2
Maximum core temperature76 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data95 °C
Number of transistorsno data10,700 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6242R and Ryzen 7 5800G 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 configurationno data1
SocketFCLGA3647AM4
Power consumption (TDP)205 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6242R and Ryzen 7 5800G. 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+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Precision Boost 2no data+
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6242R and Ryzen 7 5800G 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 Ryzen 7 5800G 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 6242R and Ryzen 7 5800G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size1 TBno data
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidth140.8 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6242R and Ryzen 7 5800G.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4816

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 20 8
Threads 40 16
Chip lithography 14 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 205 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon Gold 6242R has 150% more physical cores and 150% more threads.

Ryzen 7 5800G, on the other hand, has a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 215.4% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Gold 6242R and Ryzen 7 5800G. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 6242R is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 7 5800G is a desktop one.


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