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EPYC 7642 vs Ryzen 5 5600X

EPYC 7642 vs Ryzen 5 5600X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms EPYC 7642 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 7642.

Advantages of AMD EPYC 7642

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 5600X - 96 vs 12 threads

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

  • Performs up to 12% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than EPYC 7642 - 192 vs 171 FPS
  • Consumes up to 71% less energy than AMD EPYC 7642 - 65 vs 225 Watts
This is a free version of Horizon Zero Dawn.
Horizon Zero Dawn

Horizon Zero Dawn

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultimate

AMD EPYC 7642 Logo
EPYC 7642

Server/Workstation • Aug 7th, 2019


FPS

171

89%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

192

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.51/FPS

100%

Price, €

€97.39

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 6-core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler

Buy for 97.39 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 333 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultimate

AMD EPYC 7642 Logo
EPYC 7642

Server/Workstation • Aug 7th, 2019

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD EPYC 7642 Logo
EPYC 7642

Server/Workstation • Aug 7th, 2019


Single-Core

1264

60%

Multi-Core

10269

100%

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2092

100%

Multi-Core

8659

84%

AMD EPYC 7642

vs

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

Aug 7th, 2019Release Date
Nov 5th, 2020
EPYCCollectionRyzen 5
Not AvailableCodenameVermeer
AMD Socket SP3SocketAMD Socket AM4
Server
Segment
Desktop
48
Cores6
96
Threads12
2.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
3.3 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.6 GHz
225 WTDP
65 W
7 nmProcess Size7 nm
24.0xMultiplier
37.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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