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EPYC 7742 vs Ryzen 5 3600

EPYC 7742 vs Ryzen 5 3600: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 3600 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 3600 is 31 days older than EPYC 7742.

Advantages of AMD EPYC 7742

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3600 - 128 vs 12 threads

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600

  • Performs up to 6% better in Valorant than EPYC 7742 - 797 vs 754 FPS
  • Consumes up to 71% less energy than AMD EPYC 7742 - 65 vs 225 Watts
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Valorant

Valorant

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

AMD EPYC 7742 Logo
EPYC 7742

Server/Workstation • Aug 7th, 2019


FPS

754

95%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo
Ryzen 5 3600

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


FPS

797

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.1/FPS

100%

Price, €

€76.29

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler

Buy for 76.29 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 37 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

AMD EPYC 7742 Logo
EPYC 7742

Server/Workstation • Aug 7th, 2019

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo
Ryzen 5 3600

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD EPYC 7742 Logo
EPYC 7742

Server/Workstation • Aug 7th, 2019


Single-Core

1204

75%

Multi-Core

11782

100%

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo
Ryzen 5 3600

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


Single-Core

1597

100%

Multi-Core

6884

58%

AMD EPYC 7742

vs

AMD Ryzen 5 3600

Aug 7th, 2019
Release DateJul 7th, 2019
EPYCCollectionRyzen 5
RomeCodenameMatisse
AMD Socket SP3SocketAMD Socket AM4
Server
Segment
Desktop
64
Cores6
128
Threads12
2.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
3.4 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.2 GHz
225 WTDP
65 W
7 nmProcess Size7 nm
22.5xMultiplier
36.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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