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EPYC 7742 vs Ryzen 7 3700X

EPYC 7742 vs Ryzen 7 3700X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

vs

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

3.6 GHz | 8-core

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler

Buy for 105.51 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 67 minutes ago

vs

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

3.6 GHz | 8-core

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler

Buy for 105.51 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 67 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — EPYC 7742 outperforms Ryzen 7 3700X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing EPYC 7742 is 31 days newer than Ryzen 7 3700X.

Advantages of AMD EPYC 7742

  • Performs up to 1% better in Apex Legends than Ryzen 7 3700X - 290 vs 287 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 3700X - 128 vs 16 threads

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

  • Consumes up to 71% less energy than AMD EPYC 7742 - 65 vs 225 Watts
This is a free version of Apex Legends.
Apex Legends

Apex Legends

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

AMD EPYC 7742 Logo
EPYC 7742

Server/Workstation • Aug 7th, 2019


FPS

290

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


FPS

287

99%

Value, €/FPS

€0.37/FPS

100%

Price, €

€105.51

100%

Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler

Buy for 105.51 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 67 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 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD EPYC 7742 Logo
EPYC 7742

Server/Workstation • Aug 7th, 2019


Single-Core

1204

73%

Multi-Core

11782

100%

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


Single-Core

1654

100%

Multi-Core

8102

69%

AMD EPYC 7742

vs

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

Aug 7th, 2019
Release DateJul 7th, 2019
EPYCCollectionRyzen 7
RomeCodenameMatisse
AMD Socket SP3SocketAMD Socket AM4
Server
Segment
Desktop
64
Cores8
128
Threads16
2.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
3.4 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.4 GHz
225 WTDP
65 W
7 nmProcess Size7 nm
22.5xMultiplier
36.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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