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EPYC 7742 vs Ryzen 5 5600X

EPYC 7742 vs Ryzen 5 5600X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Ryzen 5 5600X

3.7 GHz | 6-core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Aufrüst-Kit Bundle Ryzen 5 5600X 6X 3.7 GHz Prozessor, ASUS ROG Strix B550-F Gaming WiFi II Mainboard (Komplett fertig zusammengebaut inkl. Bios Update und Funktionskontrolle)

Buy for 339 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 402 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Ryzen 5 5600X

3.7 GHz | 6-core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Aufrüst-Kit Bundle Ryzen 5 5600X 6X 3.7 GHz Prozessor, ASUS ROG Strix B550-F Gaming WiFi II Mainboard (Komplett fertig zusammengebaut inkl. Bios Update und Funktionskontrolle)

Buy for 339 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 402 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms EPYC 7742 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 5600X is 456 days newer than EPYC 7742.

Advantages of EPYC 7742

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5600X - 128 vs 12 threads

Advantages of Ryzen 5 5600X

  • Performs up to 12% better in Sea of Thieves than EPYC 7742 - 257 vs 229 FPS
  • Consumes up to 71% less energy than AMD EPYC 7742 - 65 vs 225 Watts
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Sea of Thieves

Sea of Thieves

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Mythical

AMD EPYC 7742 Logo
EPYC 7742

Server/Workstation • Aug 7th, 2019


FPS

229

89%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

257

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.32/FPS

100%

Price, €

€339

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Aufrüst-Kit Bundle Ryzen 5 5600X 6X 3.7 GHz Prozessor, ASUS ROG Strix B550-F Gaming WiFi II Mainboard (Komplett fertig zusammengebaut inkl. Bios Update und Funktionskontrolle)

Buy for 339 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 402 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Mythical

AMD EPYC 7742 Logo
EPYC 7742

Server/Workstation • Aug 7th, 2019

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD EPYC 7742 Logo
EPYC 7742

Server/Workstation • Aug 7th, 2019


Single-Core

1204

58%

Multi-Core

11782

100%

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2092

100%

Multi-Core

8659

73%

AMD EPYC 7742 Logo

EPYC 7742

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo

Ryzen 5 5600X

Aug 7th, 2019
Nov 5th, 2020
EPYCRyzen 5
RomeVermeer
AMD Socket SP3AMD Socket AM4
Server
Desktop
64
6
128
12
2.3 GHz
3.7 GHz
3.4 GHz
4.6 GHz
225 W
65 W
7 nm7 nm
22.5x
37.0x
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No
Yes

PCs Using EPYC 7742 or Ryzen 5 5600X

With selected game settings

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