AMD EPYC 7742 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6242

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 7742 and Intel Xeon Gold 6242 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD EPYC 7742

Intel Xeon Gold 6242

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7742

CPU is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
48 more cores, run more applications at once: 64 vs 16
96 more threads: 128 vs 32
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
11.6x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
4x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 1 TB
2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 97501 vs 40853

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 Aug 2019 vs 2 April 2019
Number of cores	64 vs 16
Number of threads	128 vs 32
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	4 MB vs 1 MB
L2 cache	32 MB vs 16 MB
L3 cache	256 MB vs 22 MB
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 1 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	97501 vs 40853

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6242

Around 15% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Around 50% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 225 Watt
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2184 vs 2157

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 225 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2184 vs 2157

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 7742
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6242

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2157

2184

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

97501

40853

Name	AMD EPYC 7742	Intel Xeon Gold 6242
PassMark - Single thread mark	2157	2184
PassMark - CPU mark	97501	40853

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 7742	Intel Xeon Gold 6242
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Cascade Lake
Launch date	7 Aug 2019	2 April 2019
Place in performance rating	94	552
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		Xeon Gold
Launch price (MSRP)		$2529
Processor Number		6242
Series		6200
Performance
Base frequency	2.25 GHz	2.80 GHz
L1 cache	4 MB	1 MB
L2 cache	32 MB	16 MB
L3 cache	256 MB	22 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm, 14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	64	16
Number of threads	128	32
Unlocked
64 bit support
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		85 °C
Number of QPI Links		3
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	8	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	190.7 GB/s	131.13 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 TB	1 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-2933
Supported memory frequency		2933 MHz
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2
Sockets supported	SP3	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	225 Watt	150 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	128	48
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x16, x8	1x16, x8, x4
Scalability		4S
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Turbo Boost Max 3.0
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)