Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 3900X outperforms EPYC 7742 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 3900X is 31 days older than EPYC 7742.
Advantages of AMD EPYC 7742
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 9 3900X - 128 vs 24 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
- Performs up to 7% better in Far Cry 5 than EPYC 7742 - 217 vs 203 FPS
- Consumes up to 53% less energy than AMD EPYC 7742 - 105 vs 225 Watts
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
EPYC 7742
Server/Workstation • Aug 7th, 2019
Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD EPYC 7742 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3900X |
|---|---|---|
Aug 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| EPYC | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Rome | Codename | Matisse |
| AMD Socket SP3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Server | Segment | Desktop |
64 | Cores | 12 |
128 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 3.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 225 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 22.5x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
