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EPYC 7642 vs Ryzen 9 5900X

EPYC 7642 vs Ryzen 9 5900X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms EPYC 7642 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 456 days newer than EPYC 7642.

Advantages of AMD EPYC 7642

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 96 vs 24 threads

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

  • Performs up to 16% better in Dying Light 2: Stay Human than EPYC 7642 - 146 vs 126 FPS
  • Consumes up to 53% less energy than AMD EPYC 7642 - 105 vs 225 Watts
This is a free version of Dying Light 2: Stay Human.
Dying Light 2: Stay Human

Dying Light 2: Stay Human

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High Quality Raytracing

AMD EPYC 7642 Logo
EPYC 7642

Server/Workstation • Aug 7th, 2019


FPS

126

86%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

146

100%

Value, $/FPS

$2.05/FPS

100%

Price, $

$294.9

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor

Buy for $294.9 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 59 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High Quality Raytracing

AMD EPYC 7642 Logo
EPYC 7642

Server/Workstation • Aug 7th, 2019

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD EPYC 7642 Logo
EPYC 7642

Server/Workstation • Aug 7th, 2019


Single-Core

1264

58%

Multi-Core

10269

86%

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2179

100%

Multi-Core

11883

100%

AMD EPYC 7642

vs

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

Aug 7th, 2019Release Date
Nov 5th, 2020
EPYCCollectionRyzen 9
Not AvailableCodenameVermeer
AMD Socket SP3SocketAMD Socket AM4
Server
Segment
Desktop
48
Cores12
96
Threads24
2.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
3.3 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.8 GHz
225 WTDP
105 W
7 nmProcess Size7 nm
24.0xMultiplier
37.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

PC Builds Using EPYC 7642 or Ryzen 9 5900X

Dying Light 2: Stay Human, 1920 x 1080, High Quality Raytracing

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