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In short — Core i9-10900K outperforms EPYC 7742 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-10900K is 267 days newer than EPYC 7742.
Advantages of AMD EPYC 7742
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-10900K - 128 vs 20 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900K
- Performs up to 14% better in Far Cry 3 than EPYC 7742 - 155 vs 136 FPS
- Consumes up to 44% less energy than AMD EPYC 7742 - 125 vs 225 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD EPYC 7742 doesn't have integrated graphics
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-10900K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
155
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.84/FPS
100%
Price, $
$440
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-10900K Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
EPYC 7742
Server/Workstation • Aug 7th, 2019
Core i9-10900K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD EPYC 7742 | vs | Intel Core i9-10900K |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| EPYC | Collection | Core i9 |
| Rome | Codename | Comet Lake |
| AMD Socket SP3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Server | Segment | Desktop |
64 | Cores | 10 |
128 | Threads | 20 |
| 2.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
| 225 W | TDP | 125 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 22.5x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using EPYC 7742 or Core i9-10900K
Far Cry 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
139 FPS
$14.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i9-10900K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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140 FPS
$42.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-10900K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$5,886
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104 FPS
$20.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-10900K
32 GB, 4 TB HDD
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155 FPS
$28.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-10900K
32 GB, 8 TB HDD
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