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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 3600X outperforms EPYC 7742 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 3600X is 31 days older than EPYC 7742.
Advantages of AMD EPYC 7742
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 5 3600X - 128 vs 12 threads
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
- Performs up to 3% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than EPYC 7742 - 118 vs 115 FPS
- Consumes up to 58% less energy than AMD EPYC 7742 - 95 vs 225 Watts
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 3600X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
118
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.78/FPS
100%
Price, $
$210
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
EPYC 7742
Server/Workstation • Aug 7th, 2019
Ryzen 5 3600X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD EPYC 7742 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3600X |
|---|---|---|
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 | 3.8 GHz |
| 3.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 225 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 22.5x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using EPYC 7742 or Ryzen 5 3600X
Baldur's Gate 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
49 FPS
$22.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,124.99
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43 FPS
$29.05/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600X
8 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,249
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32 FPS
$62.47/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 3600X
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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