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In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms EPYC 7742 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 456 days newer than EPYC 7742.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 17% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than EPYC 7742 - 121 vs 103 FPS
- Consumes up to 53% less energy than AMD EPYC 7742 - 105 vs 225 Watts
Advantages of AMD EPYC 7742
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 128 vs 24 threads
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
121
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.17/FPS
100%
Price, $
$261.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
EPYC 7742
Server/Workstation • Aug 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | vs | AMD EPYC 7742 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Aug 7th, 2019 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | EPYC |
| Vermeer | Codename | Rome |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket SP3 |
Desktop | Segment | Server |
| 12 | Cores | 64 |
| 24 | Threads | 128 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.3 GHz |
4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 225 W |
| 7 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 22.5x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 5900X or EPYC 7742
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
91 FPS
$30.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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90 FPS
$23.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,108
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64 FPS
$26.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 500 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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91 FPS
$27.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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76 FPS
$22.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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76 FPS
$29.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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91 FPS
$31.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,899
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72 FPS
$21.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 480 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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86 FPS
$24.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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91 FPS
$16.01/FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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