Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900K outperforms EPYC 7742 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-9900K is 292 days older than EPYC 7742.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900K
- Performs up to 10% better in Borderlands 3 than EPYC 7742 - 226 vs 205 FPS
- Consumes up to 58% less energy than AMD EPYC 7742 - 95 vs 225 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD EPYC 7742 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD EPYC 7742
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i9-9900K - 128 vs 16 threads
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
226
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.81/FPS
100%
Price, $
$410
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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In Stock
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Server/Workstation • Aug 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9900K | vs | AMD EPYC 7742 |
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Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Aug 7th, 2019 |
Core i9 | Collection | EPYC |
Coffee Lake | Codename | Rome |
Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket SP3 |
Desktop | Segment | Server |
8 | Cores | 64 |
16 | Threads | 128 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.3 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 225 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 22.5x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |