Processor comparisons 25-03-2021
If you are thinking about choosing a CPU, you will be able to make a decision by looking at the AMD EPYC 7343 vs AMD EPYC 7742 tests and understand which is better for games or simple use for rendering, programming, streaming, machine learning, video editing. Here is useful information from real streaming and video editing tests or several benchmarks. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.
From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in software tests like Gears 5, Blender, Furmark, AIDA64, 3DMark, Handbrake, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, VeraCrypt, WPrime, MATLAB, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), 7zip, Dolphin Emulator, DaVinci Resolve Studio, RealBench, Geekbench 5.2, Prime95, PCMark 10, Blender, PassMark, SuperPi, UserBenchmark.
And how good the CPUs are in games: - Death Stranding
- Borderlands 3
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
- Apex Legends
- Last Man Standing
- World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
- Assassin's Creed Valhalla
- Cyberpunk 2077
- Valheim
- Overwatch
- Valorant
- Grand Theft Auto V
- DOOM: Eternal
- Fallout 76
- Red Dead Redemption 2
- Rainbow Six Siege
- Fortnite
- Watch Dogs Legion
- Halo Infinite
After looking at the data of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD EPYC 7742 or AMD EPYC 7343.
Summary benchmark resultsAs a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark
| EPYC 7343 | 72% |
EPYC 7742 | 87% |
This value shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, EPYC 7742 is 17% better than EPYC 7343. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.
Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.| EPYC 7343 | 68% |
EPYC 7742 | 92% |
The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a small game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: Monster Hunter World, League of Legends (LOL), The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Forza Horizon 4, Battlefield V, Ghostrunner, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Metro Exodus, DOTA 2A, NBA 2K20, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Control, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Hitman 3, Half-Life: Alyx, Horizon Zero Dawn.
Gaming benchmark| Fortnite | 119.9 | 163.1 | | Valorant | 136.2 | 185.4 | | Cyberpunk 2077 | 76.3 | 103.8 | | Apex Legends | 128.1 | 174.3 | | Call of Duty Warzone | 102.2 | 139.0 | | Overwatch | 110.4 | 150.2 | | Red Dead Redemption 2 | 94.0 | 127.9 | | DOOM Eternal | 68.1 | 92.7 | | Warzone | 106.3 | 144.6 | | Assassin's Creed | 114.4 | 155.7 | | Valheim | 113.1 | 153.9 |
The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The tested computers not only did they have different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: FullHD, 2K or 4K. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.
Power consumption
| EPYC 7343 | 20% |
EPYC 7742 | 16% |
To make a final resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the EPYC 7343 is more energy efficient than the EPYC 7742 since it has less power consumption: 190W vs. 225W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.
Software benchmarksFor example you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, streaming, video editing or video rendering, programming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor turns on all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to reach maximum performance. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the software you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to run, and all the advantages of multi-core mode are unused.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance | AMD EPYC 7343 |
AMD EPYC 7742 | | Cinbench 15 Single-core | 123 | 202 | | Cinbench 15 Multi-core | 5045 | 8334 | | Cinbench 20 Single-core | 229 | 398 | | Cinbench 20 Multi-core | 10693 | 20644 | | Cinbench 23 Single-core | 565 | 933 | | Cinbench 23 Multi-core | 27805 | 45938 |
Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance | AMD EPYC 7343 |
AMD EPYC 7742 | | Single-Core | 1271 | 2352 | | Multi-Core | 40785 | 67386 |
GeekBench 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance | AMD EPYC 7343 |
AMD EPYC 7742 | | Single-Core | 1178 | 1091 | | Multi-Core | 20638 | 48624 |
Comparison of specifications
In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The newer the processor, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in the newest games. The economy are obvious! It turns out that you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.
| AMD EPYC 7343 |
AMD EPYC 7742 | | Announcement date | March 15, 2021 | April 01, 2019 | | Type | Server | Server | | Socket | SP3 | SP3 | | Core name | Milan | Rome | | Architecture | Zen 3 | Zen 2 | | Generation | 3 | 2 | | Turbo Frequency | 3.9 MHz | 3.4 MHz | | Frequency | 3.2 MHz | 2.25 MHz | | Cores | 16 | 64 | | Threads | 32 | 128 | | Bus rate | | | | Bit | 64 | 64 | | Lithography | 14 nm | | | Transistors count | 54000 millions | 86000 millions | | Power consumption (TDP) | 190 W | 225 W | | Memory type | DDR4 | DDR4 | | Max. Memory | | | | Memory Frequency | 3200 | | | Memory bandwidth | 204.8 GB/s | | | L1 cache | | | | L2 cache | | | | L3 cache | 128MB | 256MB | | Overclocking | No | No | | Supports ECC | No | No | | Part number | 100-000000338
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In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here EPYC 7343 is 29% better than EPYC 7742 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that EPYC 7742 has 48 more core than EPYC 7343. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).
Result:
The number of parameters for which AMD EPYC 7343 is better: 8
The number of parameters for which AMD EPYC 7742 is better: 25
Although it should be realized that the summary data in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should fully trust a simple comparison of these figures. Be sure to watch the video tests and read the reviews of of people who bought AMD EPYC 7343 and AMD EPYC 7742 before making a selection which of the processors to buy for gaming.
• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 5 score
Versus Battle of the Processors
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
• Vs EPYC 7702
• Vs EPYC 7763
• Vs EPYC 7713P
• Vs EPYC 75F3
• Vs EPYC 7713
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX
• Vs EPYC 7663
• Vs EPYC 7543P
• Vs EPYC 7643
• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 5 score
Versus Battle of the Processors
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
• Vs EPYC 7702
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
• EPYC 7543 Vs EPYC 7742
• EPYC 7513 Vs EPYC 7742
• Vs EPYC 7502
• EPYC 74F3 Vs EPYC 7742
• EPYC 7443P Vs EPYC 7742
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