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In short — EPYC 7742 outperforms FX-8300 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing EPYC 7742 is 2479 days newer than FX-8300.
Advantages of AMD EPYC 7742
- Performs up to 35% better in Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition than FX-8300 - 240 vs 178 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8300 - 128 vs 8 threads
Advantages of AMD FX-8300
- Consumes up to 58% less energy than AMD EPYC 7742 - 95 vs 225 Watts
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AMD FX 8-Core Black Edition FX-8300 3.3 GHz with 4.2 GHz Turbo Octa core Processor (FD8300WMHKBOX)
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EPYC 7742
Server/Workstation • Aug 7th, 2019
FX-8300
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD EPYC 7742 | vs | AMD FX-8300 |
|---|---|---|
Aug 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Oct 23rd, 2012 |
| EPYC | Collection | FX |
| Rome | Codename | Vishera |
| AMD Socket SP3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Server | Segment | Desktop |
64 | Cores | 8 |
128 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 225 W | TDP | 95 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
22.5x | Multiplier | 16.5x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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