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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.

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 AMD EPYC 7742

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

Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700KF

  • Performs up to 280% better in Diablo IV than EPYC 7742 - 304 vs 80 FPS
  • Consumes up to 44% less energy than AMD EPYC 7742 - 125 vs 225 Watts
This is a free version of Diablo IV.
Diablo IV

Diablo IV

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD EPYC 7742 Logo
EPYC 7742

Server/Workstation • Aug 7th, 2019


FPS

80

26%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

304

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.92/FPS

100%

Price, €

€279.3

100%

FPS and Value Winner

CPU CORE I7-12700KF S1700 Box/3.6G BX8071512700KF S RL4P IN

Buy for 279.3 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 398 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 i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD EPYC 7742 Logo
EPYC 7742

Server/Workstation • Aug 7th, 2019


Single-Core

1204

48%

Multi-Core

11782

87%

Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2526

100%

Multi-Core

13549

100%

AMD EPYC 7742

vs

Intel 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

PC Builds Using EPYC 7742 or Core i7-12700KF

Diablo IV, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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