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EPYC 7642 vs Ryzen 7 5700X

EPYC 7642 vs Ryzen 7 5700X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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Availability

MSRP in USD: $299

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 7 5700X outperforms EPYC 7642 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 7 5700X is 971 days newer than EPYC 7642.

Advantages of AMD EPYC 7642

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 5700X - 96 vs 16 threads

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

  • Performs up to 8% better in DOOM Eternal than EPYC 7642 - 519 vs 482 FPS
  • Consumes up to 71% less energy than AMD EPYC 7642 - 65 vs 225 Watts
This is a free version of DOOM Eternal.
DOOM Eternal

DOOM Eternal

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Nightmare

AMD EPYC 7642 Logo
EPYC 7642

Server/Workstation • Aug 7th, 2019


FPS

482

93%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


FPS

519

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$0.46/FPS

100%

Price, CA$

CA$251

100%

FPS and Value Winner

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Nightmare

AMD EPYC 7642 Logo
EPYC 7642

Server/Workstation • Aug 7th, 2019

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD EPYC 7642 Logo
EPYC 7642

Server/Workstation • Aug 7th, 2019


Single-Core

1264

60%

Multi-Core

10269

100%

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2121

100%

Multi-Core

9729

95%

AMD EPYC 7642

vs

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

Aug 7th, 2019Release Date
Apr 4th, 2022
EPYCCollectionRyzen 7
Not AvailableCodenameVermeer
AMD Socket SP3SocketAMD Socket AM4
Server
Segment
Desktop
48
Cores8
96
Threads16
2.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.4 GHz
3.3 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.6 GHz
225 WTDP
65 W
7 nmProcess Size7 nm
24.0xMultiplier
34.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

PC Builds Using EPYC 7642 or Ryzen 7 5700X

DOOM Eternal, 1920 x 1080, Nightmare

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