AMD EPYC 9124 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6242R

Comparative analysis of AMD EPYC 9124 and Intel Xeon Gold 6242R processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD EPYC 9124

Intel Xeon Gold 6242R

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 9124

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 8 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 14 nm
Around 3% lower typical power consumption: 200 Watt vs 205 Watt
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 60179 vs 53595

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 Nov 2022 vs 24 Feb 2020
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt vs 205 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	60179 vs 53595

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6242R

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 20 vs 16
8 more threads: 40 vs 32
Around 11% higher clock speed: 4.10 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Around 25% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
1310720x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
585728x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 17% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2380 vs 2028

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	20 vs 16
Number of threads	40 vs 32
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
L1 cache	1.25 MB vs 64K (per core)
L2 cache	20 MB vs 1MB (per core)
L3 cache	35.75 MB vs 64MB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2380 vs 2028

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD EPYC 9124
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6242R

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2028

2380

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

60179

53595

Name	AMD EPYC 9124	Intel Xeon Gold 6242R
PassMark - Single thread mark	2028	2380
PassMark - CPU mark	60179	53595

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD EPYC 9124	Intel Xeon Gold 6242R
Essentials
Launch date	10 Nov 2022	24 Feb 2020
Launch price (MSRP)	$1083	$2529
Place in performance rating	385	328
Architecture codename		Cascade Lake
Processor Number		6242R
Series		2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Status		Launched
Vertical segment		Server
Performance
Base frequency	3 GHz	3.10 GHz
Die size	4x 72 mm²
L1 cache	64K (per core)	1.25 MB
L2 cache	1MB (per core)	20 MB
L3 cache	64MB (shared)	35.75 MB
Manufacturing process technology	5 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	4.10 GHz
Number of cores	16	20
Number of threads	32	40
Transistor count	26,280 million
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		76°C
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		2
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR5-4800 MHz, Twelve-channel	DDR4-2933
Max memory channels		6
Maximum memory size		1 TB
Supported memory frequency		2933 MHz
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	200-240 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2
Sockets supported	SP5	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	200 Watt	205 Watt
Package Size		76.0mm x 56.5mm
Peripherals
PCIe configurations	Gen 5, 128 Lanes, (CPU only)
Max number of PCIe lanes		48
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions		Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		2
Speed Shift technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)