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EPYC 7742 vs Core i7-12700KF

EPYC 7742 vs Core i7-12700KF: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Core i7-12700KF

3.6 GHz | 12-core

Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF, 12-Core Desktop Processor (8P+4E) up to 5.0GHz, LGA1700 125W 600 Series Chipset

Buy for CA$279 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 323 minutes ago

vs
FPS Winner

Core i7-12700KF

3.6 GHz | 12-core

Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF, 12-Core Desktop Processor (8P+4E) up to 5.0GHz, LGA1700 125W 600 Series Chipset

Buy for CA$279 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 323 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-12700KF outperforms EPYC 7742 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700KF is 820 days newer than EPYC 7742.

Advantages of EPYC 7742

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-12700KF - 128 vs 20 threads

Advantages of Core i7-12700KF

  • Performs up to 21% better in Minecraft than EPYC 7742 - 794 vs 657 FPS
  • Consumes up to 44% less energy than AMD EPYC 7742 - 125 vs 225 Watts
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Minecraft

Minecraft

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

EPYC 7742

Server/Workstation • Aug 7th, 2019


FPS

657

83%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

Core i7-12700KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

794

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$0.35/FPS

100%

Price, CA$

CA$279

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF, 12-Core Desktop Processor (8P+4E) up to 5.0GHz, LGA1700 125W 600 Series Chipset

Buy for CA$279 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 323 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

EPYC 7742

Server/Workstation • Aug 7th, 2019

Core i7-12700KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

EPYC 7742

Server/Workstation • Aug 7th, 2019


Single-Core

1263

50%

Multi-Core

12501

91%

Core i7-12700KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2536

100%

Multi-Core

13687

100%

EPYC 7742

vs

Core i7-12700KF

Aug 7th, 2019Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
EPYCCollectionCore i7
RomeCodenameAlder Lake
AMD Socket SP3SocketIntel Socket 1700
Server
Segment
Desktop
64
Cores12
128
Threads20
2.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
3.4 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.0 GHz
225 WTDP
125 W
7 nm
Process Size10 nm
22.5xMultiplier
36.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

PCs Using EPYC 7742 or Core i7-12700KF

With selected game settings

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