Intel Xeon Gold 6242R Need For Speed: Payback Benchmarks - Can Xeon Gold 6242R Run Need For Speed: Payback?

High-end Server processor released in 2020 with 20 cores and 40 threads. With base clock at 3.1GHz, max speed at 4.1GHz, and a 205W power rating. Xeon Gold 6242R is based on the Cascade Lake 14nm family and part of the Xeon Gold series.
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Xeon Gold 6242R - 1080p - R9 Nano - Need For Speed: Payback Benchmarks

Xeon E-2288G
86.2
Xeon E-2286G
85.4
Xeon E-2186G
84.1
Xeon E-2278G
83.8
Xeon W-2255
83.4
Xeon E-2276G
83.4
Xeon W-2295
82.8
Xeon W-2275
82.7
Xeon W-2265
82.7
Xeon E-2176G
82.7
Xeon W-3265
82.4
Xeon Gold 6256
81.9
Xeon Gold 6246
81.9
Xeon W-3235
81.9
Xeon Gold 6146
81.9
Xeon W-2191B
81.4
Xeon W-2195
81.3
Xeon W-3175X
81
Xeon W-2175
81
Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
80.8
Xeon W-2170B
80.8
Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
80.8
Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
80.8
Xeon W-2245
80.4
Xeon E-2236
80.2
Xeon E-2246G
80.2
Xeon W-2135
80.1
Xeon W-2235
80
Xeon E-2226G
80
Xeon W-2155
80
Xeon W-2145
79.9
Xeon Gold 5218R
79.7
Xeon E-2146G
79.7
Xeon Gold 6244
79.7
Xeon Gold 6250
79.7
Xeon Gold 6250L
79.7
Xeon W-2150B
79.7
Xeon Gold 5219Y
79.7
Xeon Gold 6246R
79.7
Xeon Gold 6254
79.7
Xeon E-2136
79.7
Xeon Gold 6242R
79.7
Xeon Gold 6240R
79.7
Xeon Gold 6269Y
79.7
Xeon Gold 6238R
79.7
Xeon Gold 6230R
79.7
Xeon Gold 6258R
79.7
Xeon Gold 5220R
79.7
Xeon Platinum 8168
79.7
Xeon Platinum 8268
79.7
Xeon Gold 6212U
79.7
Xeon Gold 6230
79.5
Xeon Gold 6209U
79.5
Xeon Gold 5220
79.4
Xeon Gold 6208U
79.4
Xeon Gold 6210U
79.3
Xeon Gold 6240
79.3
Xeon Gold 6226R
79.3
Xeon Gold 5218B
79.2
Xeon Gold 6248
79.2
Xeon Gold 6240L
79.2
Xeon Gold 6240Y
79.1
Xeon Gold 6240M
79.1
Xeon Gold 5218
79
Xeon Gold 6242
79
Xeon W-2140B
78.6
Xeon Gold 6144
78
Xeon Gold 6238M
77.8
Xeon Gold 6238L
77.8
Xeon Gold 6238
77.8
Xeon Gold 6262V
77.8
Xeon Gold 6262
77.8
Xeon Gold 6252N
77.8
Xeon Gold 6252
77.8
Xeon Gold 6142F
77.2
Xeon Gold 6130
77.2
Xeon Gold 6154
77.2
Xeon Gold 6132
77.2
Xeon Platinum 8176
77.2
Xeon Platinum 8160F
77.2
Xeon Gold 6138T
77.2
Xeon Gold 6138F
77.2
Xeon Gold 6138
77.2
Xeon Gold 6148F
77.2
Xeon Gold 6140M
77.2
Xeon Gold 6126
77.2
Xeon Gold 6234
77.2
Xeon Gold 6134M
77.2
Xeon Gold 6134
77.2
Xeon W-2133
77.2
Xeon Gold 6140
77.2
Xeon Platinum 8160
77.1
Xeon Gold 6152
77.1
Xeon Gold 6148
77.1
Xeon Gold 6142M
77.1
Xeon Gold 6142
77.1
Xeon Platinum 8158
77.1
Xeon Gold 6136
77.1
Xeon Platinum 8164
77.1
Xeon Platinum 8160M
77.1
Xeon E-2126G
77.1
Xeon Gold 6222V
76.9
Xeon Gold 5215
76.9
Xeon Gold 6222
76.9
Xeon Gold 5218N
76.9
Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
76.9
Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
76.9
Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
76.9
Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
76.9
Xeon Gold 5215M
76.9
Xeon Gold 5215L
76.9
Xeon Silver 4215
76.9
Xeon Gold 6150
76.9
Xeon Platinum 8124M
76.9
Xeon Platinum 8170
76.8
Epyc 7542
76.7
Epyc 7452
76.7
Epyc 7502
76.7
Epyc 7662
76.7
Epyc 7702P
76.7
Epyc 7702
76.7
Epyc 7502P
76.7
Epyc 7642
76.7
Epyc 7742
76.7
Epyc 7532
76.7
EPYC 7371
76.7
Epyc 7352
76.7
Epyc 7262
76.7
Epyc 7552
76.7
Epyc 7302P
76.7
Epyc 7302
76.7
Epyc 7402
76.7
Epyc 7402P
76.7
Xeon Gold 6130F
76.5
Epyc 7451
76.5
Epyc 7601
76.4
Xeon Gold 6230N
76.4
Xeon Gold 5220S
76.4
Xeon Gold 6126F
76.4
Xeon Gold 5217
76.4
Xeon Gold 6128
76.4
Xeon Gold 6226
76.4
Ryzen Threadripper 1950
76.1
Epyc 7232P
75.8
Epyc 7272
75.8
Epyc 7281
75.8
Epyc 7351
75.8
Epyc 7351P
75.8
Epyc 7301
75.8
Epyc 7282
75.8
Epyc 7401P
75.8
Epyc 7401
75.8
Epyc 7551
75.8
Epyc 7551P
75.8
Epyc 7501
75.8
Epyc 7252
75.8
Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
75.7
Ryzen Threadripper 1900X
75.7
Ryzen Threadripper 1920X
75.6
Epyc 7251
75.1
Ryzen 7 Pro 1700X
75
Xeon W-2125
74.9
Xeon W-2225
74.9
Xeon E-2274G
74.9
Xeon E-2244G
74.9
Xeon E-2174G
74.9
Xeon E-2134
74.7
Xeon E-2144G
74.7
Xeon Silver 4216
74.5
Xeon E3-1285 V6
74.4
Xeon Gold 5222
74
Xeon W-2223
73.7
Xeon Gold 6230T
73.6
Xeon Gold 6238T
73.6
Xeon D-2183IT
73.6
Xeon Gold 5218T
73.6
Xeon Gold 5220T
73.6
Xeon E3-1280 V6
73.4
Xeon E3-1270 V6
73.4
Xeon E3-1275 V6
73.4
Xeon Gold 5120
73.1
Xeon Gold 5120T
73.1
Xeon Gold 5117
73.1
Xeon Gold 5117F
73.1
Xeon Platinum 8153
73.1
Xeon Gold 5118
73.1
Xeon E-2224G
73
Xeon E-2224
73
Xeon Platinum 8156
72.8
Xeon Gold 5122
72.8
Xeon E3-1245 V6
72.6
Xeon E-2124G
72.6
Xeon E3-1240 V6
72.6
Xeon E-2124
72
Xeon E3-1230 V6
71.6
Xeon W-2123
71.6
Xeon E3-1225 V6
71
Xeon Gold 6126T
70.9
Xeon Platinum 8160T
70.9
Xeon Gold 6130T
70.9
Xeon Silver 4108
69.5
Xeon Silver 4110
69.3
Xeon Silver 4114
69.1
Xeon Silver 4116
69
Xeon E3-1220 V6
68.8
Xeon W-2102
68.8
Xeon Platinum 8173M
68.2
Xeon Platinum 8175M
68.2
Xeon Silver 4214
68.2
Xeon Silver 4210
68.2
Xeon Gold 5115
68.2
Xeon E5-2650L V2
68.2
Xeon Silver 4208
68.2
Xeon D-2146NT
68.2
Xeon Silver 4109T
68.2
Xeon W-2104
68
Xeon Bronze 3106
67.2
Xeon Silver 4112
66
Xeon Gold 5119T
65.4
Xeon Bronze 3104
65

The Xeon Gold 6242R GPU ranks between the Xeon E-2136 and Xeon Gold 6240R in the gaming rig hierarchy. It's 0% less powerful than the Xeon E-2136 but still offers 0% more juice than the Xeon Gold 6240R for those epic gaming sessions. When it comes to fragging, the Xeon Gold 6242R leaves the Epyc 7402 in the dust with a comfortable 3.9% lead in FPS. It even outperforms the beefier Epyc 7451, giving gamers more bang for their buck. In the realm of virtual worlds, the Xeon Gold 6242R shows a stellar performance leap, outpacing the last-gen Xeon Gold 6142F by a whopping 3.2%. The Xeon Gold 6244 shows the advantage of having 8 cores when it comes to multi-threaded gaming, leaving the Intel's Xeon Gold 6242R behind. Once again, the Xeon Gold 6142F gets left behind in the pixel dust, as its Cascade Lake-based successor shows a ~3.2% speed boost in the latest game benchmarks. The Xeon Gold 6142F is a testament to how far behind the high-end Skylake SP-based GPUs lag compared to the new Cascade Lake lineup. With its performance, the Xeon Gold 6242R snags the 42nd spot on the leaderboard. Intel's Xeon Gold 6242R may only have a slight edge over the Xeon Gold 6142F, but it opens up a significant lead over the stock Epyc 7402 in gaming marathons. All in all, the Xeon Gold 6242R stands out as a top-tier performer with its 20 cores and 40 threads in the gaming benchmark arena.

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