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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900 outperforms EPYC 7742 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900 is 881 days newer than EPYC 7742.
Advantages of AMD EPYC 7742
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-12900 - 128 vs 24 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900
- Performs up to 9% better in Crysis 3 Remastered than EPYC 7742 - 197 vs 180 FPS
- Consumes up to 71% less energy than AMD EPYC 7742 - 65 vs 225 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD EPYC 7742 doesn't have integrated graphics
Crysis 3 Remastered
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
197
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.63/FPS
100%
Price, €
€517.32
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-12900, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop cache 30M, fino a 5,10 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
EPYC 7742
Server/Workstation • Aug 7th, 2019
Core i9-12900
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD EPYC 7742 | vs | Intel Core i9-12900 |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| EPYC | Collection | Core i9 |
| Rome | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket SP3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Server | Segment | Desktop |
64 | Cores | 16 |
128 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| 3.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.1 GHz |
| 225 W | TDP | 65 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 22.5x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using EPYC 7742 or Core i9-12900
Crysis 3 Remastered, 1920 x 1080, Very High
100 FPS
€12.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,299
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74 FPS
€27.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€2,021.85
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90 FPS
€33.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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€2,999
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74 FPS
€57.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€4,232.73
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114 FPS
€16.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900
8 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,829
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92 FPS
€30.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€2,785.8
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146 FPS
€13.28/FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1000 GB HDD
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€1,939
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103 FPS
€15.23/FPS
Radeon RX 6700
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1000 GB HDD
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€1,569
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113 FPS
€14.95/FPS
Radeon RX 6750 XT
Core i9-12900
32 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1000 GB HDD
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€1,689
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97 FPS
€15.66/FPS
Radeon RX 6650 XT
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1000 GB HDD
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€1,519
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