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EPYC 7742 vs Core i7-2700K

EPYC 7742 vs Core i7-2700K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — EPYC 7742 outperforms Core i7-2700K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing EPYC 7742 is 2844 days newer than Core i7-2700K.

Advantages of AMD EPYC 7742

  • Performs up to 10% better in Far Cry 3 than Core i7-2700K - 136 vs 124 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-2700K - 128 vs 8 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i7-2700K

  • 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 Far Cry 3.
Far Cry 3

Far Cry 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD EPYC 7742 Logo
EPYC 7742

Server/Workstation • Aug 7th, 2019


FPS

136

100%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-2700K Logo
Core i7-2700K

Desktop • Oct 24th, 2011


FPS

124

91%

Value, $/FPS

$0.72/FPS

100%

Price, $

$89

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core i7-2700K Quad-Core Processor 3.5 GHz 8 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I72700K

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In Stock

Updated 9696 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 i7-2700K Logo
Core i7-2700K

Desktop • Oct 24th, 2011

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD EPYC 7742 Logo
EPYC 7742

Server/Workstation • Aug 7th, 2019


Single-Core

1204

100%

Multi-Core

11782

100%

Intel Core i7-2700K Logo
Core i7-2700K

Desktop • Oct 24th, 2011


Single-Core

664

55%

Multi-Core

2264

19%

AMD EPYC 7742 Logo

AMD EPYC 7742

vs
Intel Core i7-2700K Logo

Intel Core i7-2700K

Aug 7th, 2019
Release DateOct 24th, 2011
EPYCCollectionCore i7
RomeCodenameSandy Bridge
AMD Socket SP3SocketIntel Socket 1155
Server
Segment
Desktop
64
Cores4
128
Threads8
2.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.5 GHz
3.4 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
3.9 GHz
225 WTDP
95 W
7 nm
Process Size32 nm
22.5xMultiplier
35.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
Intel HD 3000
NoOverclockable
Yes

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