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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900KF outperforms EPYC 7742 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900KF is 820 days newer than EPYC 7742.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900KF
- Performs up to 2% better in Control than EPYC 7742 - 206 vs 201 FPS
- Consumes up to 44% less energy than AMD EPYC 7742 - 125 vs 225 Watts
Advantages of AMD EPYC 7742
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-12900KF - 128 vs 24 threads
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
206
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.72/FPS
100%
Price, $
$353.84
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-12900KF Gaming Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
EPYC 7742
Server/Workstation • Aug 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-12900KF | vs | AMD EPYC 7742 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Aug 7th, 2019 |
| Core i9 | Collection | EPYC |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Rome |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket SP3 |
Desktop | Segment | Server |
| 16 | Cores | 64 |
| 24 | Threads | 128 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.3 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 225 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 22.5x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-12900KF or EPYC 7742
Control, 1920 x 1080, High
131 FPS
$14.27/FPS
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Core i9-12900KF
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Core i9-12900KF
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Core i9-12900KF
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GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$17.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$16.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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Core i9-12900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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Core i9-12900KF
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