Key Differences
In short — EPYC 7742 outperforms Core i7-990X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing EPYC 7742 is 3086 days newer than Core i7-990X.
Advantages of AMD EPYC 7742
- Performs up to 10% better in Sea of Thieves than Core i7-990X - 229 vs 208 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-990X - 128 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-990X
- Consumes up to 42% less energy than AMD EPYC 7742 - 130 vs 225 Watts
Sea of Thieves
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EPYC 7742
Server/Workstation • Aug 7th, 2019
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD EPYC 7742 | vs | Intel Core i7-990X |
|---|---|---|
Aug 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Feb 24th, 2011 |
| EPYC | Collection | Core i7 |
| Rome | Codename | Gulftown |
| AMD Socket SP3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1366 |
Server | Segment | Desktop |
64 | Cores | 6 |
128 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 225 W | TDP | 130 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 22.5x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
