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Key Differences
In short — EPYC 7742 outperforms Ryzen 5 3600 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 5 3600.
Advantages of AMD EPYC 7742
- Performs up to 6% better in Overwatch 2 than Ryzen 5 3600 - 379 vs 359 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3600 - 128 vs 12 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- Consumes up to 71% less energy than AMD EPYC 7742 - 65 vs 225 Watts
Overwatch 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
359
95%
Value, £/FPS
£0.28/FPS
100%
Price, £
£100.48
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 processor 3.6 GHz 32 MB L3
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
EPYC 7742
Server/Workstation • Aug 7th, 2019
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD EPYC 7742 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3600 |
|---|---|---|
Aug 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| EPYC | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Rome | Codename | Matisse |
| AMD Socket SP3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Server | Segment | Desktop |
64 | Cores | 6 |
128 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 225 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 22.5x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using EPYC 7742 or Ryzen 5 3600
Overwatch 2, 1920 x 1080, Epic
67 FPS
£23.88/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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£1,599.98
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210 FPS
£7.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,535
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123 FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£N/A
Out of Stock
37 FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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100 FPS
£20.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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