Intel Xeon Gold 6242R vs AMD Ryzen 7 7840U

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Xeon Gold 6242R CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Ryzen 7 7840U
Intel Xeon Gold 6242R AMD Ryzen 7 7840U

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon Gold 6242R or AMD Ryzen 7 7840U - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Xeon Gold 6242R has 20 cores with 40 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.10 GHz. Up to 1024 GB of memory is supported in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6242R was released in Q1/2020.

The AMD Ryzen 7 7840U has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.10 GHz. The CPU supports up to 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 7 7840U was released in Q2/2023.
Intel Xeon Gold (163) Family AMD Ryzen 7 (70)
Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200 (55) CPU group AMD Ryzen 7040 (21)
2 Generation 6
Cascade Lake Architecture Phoenix (Zen 4)
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor AMD Ryzen 7 8840U

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Gold 6242R is a 20 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.10 GHz (4.10 GHz). The AMD Ryzen 7 7840U has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.30 GHz (5.10 GHz).

Intel Xeon Gold 6242R Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 7840U
20 Cores 8
40 Threads 16
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.10 GHz Frequency 3.30 GHz
4.10 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 5.10 GHz
3.30 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Xeon Gold 6242R Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 7840U
-- AI hardware AMD Ryzen™ AI
-- AI specifications AMD dedicated AI XDNA Technology
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

no iGPU GPU AMD Radeon 780M
GPU frequency 0.80 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 2.70 GHz
-- GPU Generation 3
Technology 4 nm
Max. displays 4
-- Compute units 12
-- Shader 768
No Hardware Raytracing Yes
No Frame Generation AMD FSR
-- Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
-- DirectX Version 12

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

no iGPU GPU AMD Radeon 780M
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode
No Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 Decode / Encode
No Codec AVC Decode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon Gold 6242R supports a maximum of 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 7 7840U can connect up to 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Xeon Gold 6242R Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 7840U
DDR4-2933 Memory DDR5-4800, DDR5-5600, LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR5X-7500
1024 GB Max. Memory 256 GB
6 (Hexa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
140.7 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 120.0 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache 8.00 MB
35.75 MB L3 Cache 16.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 4.0
48 PCIe lanes 20
47.3 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Xeon Gold 6242R has a TDP of 205 W, that of the AMD Ryzen 7 7840U is 28 W.

Intel Xeon Gold 6242R Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 7840U
205 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 28 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 30 W
-- TDP down 15 W
76 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Gold 6242R has a 35.75 MB cache, while the AMD Ryzen 7 7840U cache has a total of 24.00 MB.

Intel Xeon Gold 6242R Characteristic AMD Ryzen 7 7840U
14 nm Technology 4 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512
LGA 3647 Socket FP8
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2020 Release date Q2/2023
3286 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon Gold 6242R (63%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7840U (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Xeon Gold 6242R (100%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7840U (65%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Xeon Gold 6242R Intel Xeon Gold 6242R
20C 40T @ 4.10 GHz
1165 (63%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7840U AMD Ryzen 7 7840U
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
1850 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Xeon Gold 6242R Intel Xeon Gold 6242R
20C 40T @ 3.30 GHz
16735 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7840U AMD Ryzen 7 7840U
8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz
9612 (57%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Xeon Gold 6242R Intel Xeon Gold 6242R
20C 40T @ 4.10 GHz
1543 (63%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7840U AMD Ryzen 7 7840U
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
2446 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Xeon Gold 6242R Intel Xeon Gold 6242R
20C 40T @ 3.30 GHz
34982 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7840U AMD Ryzen 7 7840U
8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz
25337 (72%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Xeon Gold 6242R Intel Xeon Gold 6242R
20C 40T @ 4.10 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7840U AMD Ryzen 7 7840U
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
94 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Xeon Gold 6242R Intel Xeon Gold 6242R
20C 40T @ 4.10 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7840U AMD Ryzen 7 7840U
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
722 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Xeon Gold 6242R Intel Xeon Gold 6242R
20C 40T @ 4.10 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7840U AMD Ryzen 7 7840U
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
1755 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Xeon Gold 6242R Intel Xeon Gold 6242R
20C 40T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7840U AMD Ryzen 7 7840U
8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz
13450 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Xeon Gold 6242R Intel Xeon Gold 6242R
20C 40T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7840U AMD Ryzen 7 7840U
8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz
10726 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Xeon Gold 6242R Intel Xeon Gold 6242R
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7840U AMD Ryzen 7 7840U
AMD Radeon 780M @ 2.70 GHz
4201 (100%)

CPU performance per watt (efficiency)

Efficiency of the processor under full load in the Cinebench R23 (multi-core) benchmark. The benchmark result is divided by the average energy required (CPU package power in watts). The higher the value, the more efficient the CPU is under full load.
Intel Xeon Gold 6242R Intel Xeon Gold 6242R
3.10 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7840U AMD Ryzen 7 7840U
13,450 CB R23 MC @ 30 W
448 (100%)

AI performance (NPU)

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is given here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher.

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).
Intel Xeon Gold 6242R Intel Xeon Gold 6242R
20C 40T @ 3.10 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7840U AMD Ryzen 7 7840U
8C 16T @ 3.30 GHz
10 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon Gold 6242R AMD Ryzen 7 7840U
Unknown AOKZOE A1 Pro

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