The EPYC 7742 is the comparison's loser – it's a much slower gaming CPU than the Xeon E5-2699A v4 and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's $37.49 more expensive!
Advantages of the EPYC 7742
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously – 128 vs 44 threads
Advantages of the Xeon E5-2699A v4
- At least 2x faster CPU for gaming
- Up to 2% cheaper – $1595.95 vs $1633.44
- A better value for money for gaming
- Consumes up to 36% less energy – 145 vs 225 Watts
EPYC 7742 vs Xeon E5-2699A v4
The CPU's performance in selected game and settings
Xeon E5-2699A v4
Oct 25th, 2016
Average FPS
188
100%
Min 1% FPS
129
100%
Price, $
$1595.95
100%
Value, $/FPS
$8.48/FPS
100%
EPYC 7742 vs Xeon E5-2699A v4 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The EPYC 7742 vs Xeon E5-2699A v4 in synthetic CPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The EPYC 7742 vs Xeon E5-2699A v4 in core CPU performance specifications
EPYC 7742
Aug 7th, 2019
Cores
64-core
100%
L3 Cache
256 MB
100%
Base Frequency
2.25 GHz
94%
Turbo Frequency
3.4 GHz
94%
Max. DDR4 RAM Speed
3200 MHz
100%
Xeon E5-2699A v4
Oct 25th, 2016
Cores
22-core
34%
L3 Cache
55 MB
21%
Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
100%
Turbo Frequency
3.6 GHz
100%
Max. DDR4 RAM Speed
2400 MHz
75%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
EPYC 7742 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Xeon E5-2699A v4 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
Aug 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Oct 25th, 2016 |
| Not Available | MSRP | $4,938.00 |
Server | Segment | Desktop |
| AMD Socket SP3 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
| Rome | Codename | Broadwell-EP |
| 225 W | Power Consumption | 145 W |
| Performance | ||
64 | Cores | 22 |
128 | Threads | 44 |
| 2.3 GHz | Base Frequency | 2.4 GHz |
| 3.4 GHz | Turbo Frequency | 3.6 GHz |
256 MB | L3 Cache | 55 MB |
| Other Features | ||
| DDR4 @ 3200 MHz | RAM | DDR4 @ 2400 MHz |
| No | Integrated Graphics | No |
| No | Overclockable | No |
