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EPYC 7742 vs Core i5-12400

EPYC 7742 vs Core i5-12400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-12400

2.5 GHz | 6-core

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Aufrüst-Kit Intel Core i5-12400, Gigabyte B760M, be Quiet! Dark Rock 4 Kühler, ohne Arbeitsspeicher, komplett fertig montiert und getestet

Buy for 349 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 316 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-12400

2.5 GHz | 6-core

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Aufrüst-Kit Intel Core i5-12400, Gigabyte B760M, be Quiet! Dark Rock 4 Kühler, ohne Arbeitsspeicher, komplett fertig montiert und getestet

Buy for 349 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 316 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12400 outperforms EPYC 7742 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12400 is 881 days newer than EPYC 7742.

Advantages of AMD EPYC 7742

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12400 - 128 vs 12 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400

  • Performs up to 5% better in Dead Space than EPYC 7742 - 158 vs 150 FPS
  • Consumes up to 71% less energy than AMD EPYC 7742 - 65 vs 225 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD EPYC 7742 doesn't have integrated graphics
This is a free version of Dead Space.
Dead Space

Dead Space

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD EPYC 7742 Logo
EPYC 7742

Server/Workstation • Aug 7th, 2019


FPS

150

95%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

158

100%

Value, €/FPS

€2.21/FPS

100%

Price, €

€349

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Aufrüst-Kit Intel Core i5-12400, Gigabyte B760M, be Quiet! Dark Rock 4 Kühler, ohne Arbeitsspeicher, komplett fertig montiert und getestet

Buy for 349 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 316 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD EPYC 7742 Logo
EPYC 7742

Server/Workstation • Aug 7th, 2019

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD EPYC 7742 Logo
EPYC 7742

Server/Workstation • Aug 7th, 2019


Single-Core

1204

55%

Multi-Core

11782

100%

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2179

100%

Multi-Core

8847

75%

AMD EPYC 7742 Logo

AMD EPYC 7742

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Intel Core i5-12400 Logo

Intel Core i5-12400

Aug 7th, 2019Release Date
Jan 4th, 2022
EPYCCollectionCore i5
RomeCodenameAlder Lake
AMD Socket SP3SocketIntel Socket 1700
Server
Segment
Desktop
64
Cores6
128
Threads12
2.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
2.5 GHz
3.4 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.4 GHz
225 WTDP
65 W
7 nm
Process Size10 nm
22.5xMultiplier
25.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 730
NoOverclockableNo

PC Builds Using EPYC 7742 or Core i5-12400

Dead Space, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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