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EPYC 7742 vs Core i5-9600K

EPYC 7742 vs Core i5-9600K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-9600K

3.7 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-9600K Logo
Intel Core i5-9600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz Turbo unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W

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In Stock

Updated 208 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-9600K

3.7 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-9600K Logo
Intel Core i5-9600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz Turbo unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W

Buy for $145 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 208 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-9600K outperforms EPYC 7742 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-9600K is 292 days older than EPYC 7742.

Advantages of AMD EPYC 7742

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9600K - 128 vs 6 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600K

  • Performs up to 5% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than EPYC 7742 - 136 vs 129 FPS
  • Consumes up to 58% less energy than AMD EPYC 7742 - 95 vs 225 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD EPYC 7742 doesn't have integrated graphics
This is a free version of A Plague Tale: Requiem.
A Plague Tale: Requiem

A Plague Tale: Requiem

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD EPYC 7742 Logo
EPYC 7742

Server/Workstation • Aug 7th, 2019


FPS

129

94%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

Intel Core i5-9600K Logo
Core i5-9600K

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


FPS

136

100%

Value, $/FPS

$1.07/FPS

100%

Price, $

$145

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i5-9600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz Turbo unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W

Buy for $145 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 208 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD EPYC 7742 Logo
EPYC 7742

Server/Workstation • Aug 7th, 2019

Intel Core i5-9600K Logo
Core i5-9600K

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD EPYC 7742 Logo
EPYC 7742

Server/Workstation • Aug 7th, 2019


Single-Core

1204

70%

Multi-Core

11782

100%

Intel Core i5-9600K Logo
Core i5-9600K

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


Single-Core

1712

100%

Multi-Core

6468

54%

AMD EPYC 7742 Logo

AMD EPYC 7742

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Intel Core i5-9600K Logo

Intel Core i5-9600K

Aug 7th, 2019
Release DateOct 19th, 2018
EPYCCollectionCore i5
RomeCodenameCoffee Lake
AMD Socket SP3SocketIntel Socket 1151
Server
Segment
Desktop
64
Cores6
128
Threads6
2.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
3.4 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.6 GHz
225 WTDP
95 W
7 nm
Process Size14 nm
22.5xMultiplier
37.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
UHD 630
NoOverclockable
Yes

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