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In short — EPYC 7742 outperforms Core i7-3960X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing EPYC 7742 is 2823 days newer than Core i7-3960X.
Advantages of AMD EPYC 7742
- Performs up to 15% better in Battlefield V than Core i7-3960X - 249 vs 216 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-3960X - 128 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-3960X
- Consumes up to 42% less energy than AMD EPYC 7742 - 130 vs 225 Watts
Battlefield V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-3960X
Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011
FPS
216
86%
Value, $/FPS
$1.37/FPS
100%
Price, $
$295.16
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition Hexa-Core Processor 3.3 GHz 15 MB Cache LGA 2011 - BX80619I73960X
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
EPYC 7742
Server/Workstation • Aug 7th, 2019
Core i7-3960X
Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD EPYC 7742 | vs | Intel Core i7-3960X |
|---|---|---|
Aug 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Nov 14th, 2011 |
| EPYC | Collection | Core i7 |
| Rome | Codename | Sandy Bridge E |
| AMD Socket SP3 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011 |
Server | Segment | Desktop |
64 | Cores | 6 |
128 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 225 W | TDP | 130 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 22.5x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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