Xeon Gold 6240R vs EPYC 7742

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Aggregate performance score

EPYC 7742
2019
64 cores / 128 threads, 225 Watt
44.07
+110%
Xeon Gold 6240R
2020
24 cores / 48 threads, 165 Watt
21.00

EPYC 7742 outperforms Xeon Gold 6240R by a whopping 110% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7742 and Xeon Gold 6240R processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking45264
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.5518.81
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesAMD EPYCIntel Xeon Gold
Power efficiency18.5212.04
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)$6,950$2,200

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6240R has 430% better value for money than EPYC 7742.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7742 and Xeon Gold 6240R 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 cores64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads12848
Base clock speed2.25 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz4 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier22.524
L1 cache96K (per core)1.5 MB
L2 cache512K (per core)24 MB
L3 cache256 MB (shared)35.75 MB
Chip lithography7 nm, 14 nm14 nm
Die size192 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data90 °C
Number of transistors4,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7742 and Xeon Gold 6240R 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)225 Watt165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7742 and Xeon Gold 6240R. 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 7742 and Xeon Gold 6240R 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 7742 and Xeon Gold 6240R 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 7742 and Xeon Gold 6240R. 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 7742 and Xeon Gold 6240R.

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 7742 44.07
+110%
Xeon Gold 6240R 21.00

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 7742 70007
+110%
Xeon Gold 6240R 33353

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 44.07 21.00
Recency 7 August 2019 24 February 2020
Physical cores 64 24
Threads 128 48
Chip lithography 7 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 165 Watt

EPYC 7742 has a 109.9% higher aggregate performance score, 166.7% more physical cores and 166.7% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

Xeon Gold 6240R, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 months, and 36.4% lower power consumption.

The EPYC 7742 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 6240R in performance tests.


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