Xeon Gold 6242R vs EPYC 7302

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Aggregate performance score

EPYC 7302
2019
16 cores / 32 threads, 155 Watt
20.84
Xeon Gold 6242R
2020
20 cores / 40 threads, 205 Watt
21.58
+3.6%

Xeon Gold 6242R outperforms EPYC 7302 by a minimal 4% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking261245
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation11.0917.24
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesAMD EPYCIntel Xeon Gold
Power efficiency12.729.96
Architecture codenameZen 2 (2017−2020)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date7 August 2019 (5 years ago)24 February 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$978$2,529

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6242R has 55% better value for money than EPYC 7302.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7302 and Xeon Gold 6242R 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)20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads3240
Base clock speed3 GHz3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz4.1 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier3031
L1 cache96K (per core)1.25 MB
L2 cache512K (per core)20 MB
L3 cache128 MB (shared)35.75 MB
Chip lithography7 nm, 14 nm14 nm
Die size192 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data76 °C
Number of transistors4,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7302 and Xeon Gold 6242R 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)no data
SocketTR4FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)155 Watt205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

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

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Precision Boost 2+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

EPYC 7302 and Xeon Gold 6242R technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7302 and Xeon Gold 6242R are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

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

Supported memory typesDDR4 Eight-channelDDR4-2933
Maximum memory size4 TiB1 TB
Max memory channels86
Maximum memory bandwidth204.763 GB/s140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Peripherals

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

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data48

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.

EPYC 7302 20.84
Xeon Gold 6242R 21.58
+3.6%

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.

EPYC 7302 33106
Xeon Gold 6242R 34282
+3.6%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 20.84 21.58
Recency 7 August 2019 24 February 2020
Physical cores 16 20
Threads 32 40
Chip lithography 7 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 155 Watt 205 Watt

EPYC 7302 has a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 32.3% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6242R, on the other hand, has a 3.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 months, and 25% more physical cores and 25% more threads.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between EPYC 7302 and Xeon Gold 6242R.


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