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Intel Xeon Gold 6242 vs AMD EPYC 7F52

The AMD EPYC 7F52 is newer than Intel Xeon Gold 6242 @ 2.80GHz and is significantly faster in multi-threaded (CPU Mark) testing. The AMD EPYC 7F52 is around 17% faster in single-thread testing. Also, AMD EPYC 7F52 uses around 46% more power. All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Server CPU Class. The values below were tabulated from a combined 23 benchmarks submitted from our PerformanceTest software and results and are updated daily to include new submissions.

  • The first section will show basic information for each CPU selected.
  • The additional graphs shows the CPU Mark and Single Thread values of each CPU selected.
  • An accompany graph, if price data is available, will shows the value for money, in terms of the CPU Mark/Thread Rating per dollar.
  • The last section will show approximate yearly running costs for the CPUs.

×Intel Xeon Gold 6242 @ 2.80GHz×AMD EPYC 7F52+ ADD
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Socket TypeFCLGA3647SP3
CPU ClassServerServer
Clockspeed2.8 GHz3.5 GHz
Turbo SpeedUp to 3.9 GHzUp to 3.9 GHz
# of Physical Cores16 (Threads: 32)16 (Threads: 32)
CacheL1: 1,024KB, L2: 16.0MB, L3: 22MBL1: 1,024KB, L2: 8.0MB, L3: 256MB
TDP150W240W
Yearly Running Cost$27.38$43.80
Other
First Seen on ChartQ3 2019Q2 2020
# of Samples518
CPU Rank720326
CPU Value39.521.7
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group)2126(-14.7%)2491(0.0%)
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group)24303(-41.0%)41202(0.0%)
1 - Last seen price from our affiliates NewEgg.com & Amazon.com.

CPU Mark Rating
As of 6th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Intel Xeon Gold 6242 @ 2.80GHz
24,303
AMD EPYC 7F52
41,202
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CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 6th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Intel Xeon Gold 6242 @ 2.80GHz
39.5
AMD EPYC 7F52
21.7
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CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 6th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Intel Xeon Gold 6242 @ 2.80GHz
2,126
AMD EPYC 7F52
2,491
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Estimated Energy Usage Cost
Estimated Energy Adjustable Values
Average hours of use per day Average CPU Utilization (0-100%)1 Power cost, $ per kWh2
8
25
1Average user usage is typically low and can vary from task to task. An estimate load 25% is nominal.
2Typical power costs vary around the world. Check your last power bill for details. Values of $0.15 to $0.45 per kWh are typical.
Intel Xeon Gold 6242 @ 2.80GHz AMD EPYC 7F52
Max TDP150W240W
Power consumption per day (kWh)NANA
Running cost per dayNANA
Power consumption per year (kWh)NANA
Running cost per yearNANA
Shown CPU power usage is based on linear interpolation of Max TDP (i.e. max load). Actual CPU power profile may vary.