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EPYC 7742 vs Ryzen 7 5800X

EPYC 7742 vs Ryzen 7 5800X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms EPYC 7742 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 7 5800X is 456 days newer than EPYC 7742.

Advantages of AMD EPYC 7742

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 7 5800X - 128 vs 16 threads

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5800X

  • Performs up to 9% better in Hogwarts Legacy than EPYC 7742 - 93 vs 85 FPS
  • Consumes up to 53% less energy than AMD EPYC 7742 - 105 vs 225 Watts
This is a free version of Hogwarts Legacy.
Hogwarts Legacy

Hogwarts Legacy

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD EPYC 7742 Logo
EPYC 7742

Server/Workstation • Aug 7th, 2019


FPS

85

91%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

93

100%

Value, $/FPS

$1.89/FPS

100%

Price, $

$175.95

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 8-core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor

Buy for $175.95 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 146 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD EPYC 7742 Logo
EPYC 7742

Server/Workstation • Aug 7th, 2019

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD EPYC 7742 Logo
EPYC 7742

Server/Workstation • Aug 7th, 2019


Single-Core

1204

55%

Multi-Core

11782

100%

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2178

100%

Multi-Core

10263

87%

AMD EPYC 7742

vs

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X

Aug 7th, 2019Release Date
Nov 5th, 2020
EPYCCollectionRyzen 7
RomeCodenameVermeer
AMD Socket SP3SocketAMD Socket AM4
Server
Segment
Desktop
64
Cores8
128
Threads16
2.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.8 GHz
3.4 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.7 GHz
225 WTDP
105 W
7 nmProcess Size7 nm
22.5xMultiplier
38.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

PC Builds Using EPYC 7742 or Ryzen 7 5800X

Hogwarts Legacy, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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