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Core i9-12900KF vs EPYC 7742

Core i9-12900KF vs EPYC 7742: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900KF outperforms EPYC 7742 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900KF is 820 days newer than EPYC 7742.

Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900KF

  • Performs up to 19% better in Far Cry 5 than EPYC 7742 - 242 vs 203 FPS
  • Consumes up to 44% less energy than AMD EPYC 7742 - 125 vs 225 Watts

Advantages of AMD EPYC 7742

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-12900KF - 128 vs 24 threads
This is a free version of Far Cry 5.
Far Cry 5

Far Cry 5

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

242

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.59/FPS

100%

Price, €

€385.16

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i9-12900KF 3,2 GHz LGA1700 Tra, CM8071504549231 Schwarz

Buy for 385.16 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 4632 minutes ago

AMD EPYC 7742 Logo
EPYC 7742

Server/Workstation • Aug 7th, 2019


FPS

203

83%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

AMD EPYC 7742 Logo
EPYC 7742

Server/Workstation • Aug 7th, 2019

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2542

100%

Multi-Core

14881

100%

AMD EPYC 7742 Logo
EPYC 7742

Server/Workstation • Aug 7th, 2019


Single-Core

1204

47%

Multi-Core

11782

79%

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo

Intel Core i9-12900KF

vs
AMD EPYC 7742 Logo

AMD EPYC 7742

Nov 4th, 2021
Release DateAug 7th, 2019
Core i9CollectionEPYC
Alder LakeCodenameRome
Intel Socket 1700SocketAMD Socket SP3
Desktop
Segment
Server
16Cores
64
24Threads
128
3.2 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.3 GHz
5.2 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed3.4 GHz
125 W
TDP225 W
10 nmProcess Size
7 nm
32.0x
Multiplier22.5x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
Yes
OverclockableNo

Builds Using Core i9-12900KF or EPYC 7742

Far Cry 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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