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Intel Xeon Gold 6248 vs AMD EPYC 7542

The AMD EPYC 7542 is newer than Intel Xeon Gold 6248 @ 2.50GHz also around 35% faster in multi-threaded (CPU Mark) testing, but Intel Xeon Gold 6248 @ 2.50GHz is around 9% faster in single-thread testing. However, AMD EPYC 7542 uses around 40% more power. All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Server CPU Class.The values below were tabulated from a combined 26 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 6248 @ 2.50GHz×AMD EPYC 7542+ ADD
Price $247.5 - BUY $723.4 - BUY
Socket TypeFCLGA3647SP3
CPU ClassServerServer
Clockspeed2.5 GHz2.9 GHz
Turbo SpeedUp to 3.9 GHzUp to 3.4 GHz
# of Physical Cores20 (Threads: 40)32 (Threads: 64)
CacheL1: 1,280KB, L2: 20.0MB, L3: 28MBL1: 256KB, L2: 2.0MB, L3: 16MB
TDP150W225W
Yearly Running Cost$27.38$41.06
Other
First Seen on ChartQ3 2019Q4 2019
# of Samples1214
CPU Value120.763.3
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group)2280(0.0%)2071(-9.2%)
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group)29862(-34.8%)45814(0.0%)

CPU Mark Rating
As of 6th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Intel Xeon Gold 6248 @ 2.50GHz
29,862
AMD EPYC 7542
45,814
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CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 6th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Intel Xeon Gold 6248 @ 2.50GHz
120.7
AMD EPYC 7542
63.3
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CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 6th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Intel Xeon Gold 6248 @ 2.50GHz
2,280
AMD EPYC 7542
2,071
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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 6248 @ 2.50GHz AMD EPYC 7542
Max TDP150W225W
Power consumption per day (kWh)0.300.45
Running cost per day$0.075$0.113
Power consumption per year (kWh)109.5164.3
Running cost per year$27.38$41.06
Shown CPU power usage is based on linear interpolation of Max TDP (i.e. max load). Actual CPU power profile may vary.