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EPYC 7642 vs Core i9-12900KF

EPYC 7642 vs Core i9-12900KF: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-12900KF

3.2 GHz | 16-core

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Intel Core i9-12900KF Gaming Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for 221.97 on Amazon

In Stock

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-12900KF

3.2 GHz | 16-core

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Intel Core i9-12900KF Gaming Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for 221.97 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 57 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900KF outperforms EPYC 7642 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 7642.

Advantages of AMD EPYC 7642

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-12900KF - 96 vs 24 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900KF

  • Performs up to 6% better in Metro Exodus than EPYC 7642 - 152 vs 144 FPS
  • Consumes up to 44% less energy than AMD EPYC 7642 - 125 vs 225 Watts
This is a free version of Metro Exodus.
Metro Exodus

Metro Exodus

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

AMD EPYC 7642 Logo
EPYC 7642

Server/Workstation • Aug 7th, 2019


FPS

144

95%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

152

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.46/FPS

100%

Price, €

€221.97

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i9-12900KF Gaming Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for 221.97 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 57 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Extreme

AMD EPYC 7642 Logo
EPYC 7642

Server/Workstation • Aug 7th, 2019

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD EPYC 7642 Logo
EPYC 7642

Server/Workstation • Aug 7th, 2019


Single-Core

1264

50%

Multi-Core

10269

69%

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

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2542

100%

Multi-Core

14881

100%

AMD EPYC 7642

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Intel Core i9-12900KF

Aug 7th, 2019Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
EPYCCollectionCore i9
Not AvailableCodenameAlder Lake
AMD Socket SP3SocketIntel Socket 1700
Server
Segment
Desktop
48
Cores16
96
Threads24
2.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.2 GHz
3.3 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.2 GHz
225 WTDP
125 W
7 nm
Process Size10 nm
24.0xMultiplier
32.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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