Processor comparisons 11-01-2022
For example you can't decide which processor to buy, you can make a decision after reading the full tests Intel Core i7-12700K vs AMD EPYC 7742 and see which is better for games or normal use for streaming, rendering, machine learning, programming, video editing. Here you can find useful information from several benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A careful review of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in special test applications such as Handbrake, AIDA64, Blender, VeraCrypt, Furmark, MATLAB, Blender, DaVinci Resolve Studio, RealBench, Prime95, SuperPi, WPrime, PCMark 10, Gears 5, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), 7zip, PassMark, Geekbench 5.2, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, UserBenchmark, 3DMark, Dolphin Emulator.
And how good the processors are in games: - Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
- DOOM: Eternal
- Overwatch
- Cyberpunk 2077
- Valheim
- Death Stranding
- World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
- Halo Infinite
- Borderlands 3
- Watch Dogs Legion
- Last Man Standing
- Rainbow Six Siege
- Valorant
- Fallout 76
- Apex Legends
- Grand Theft Auto V
- Red Dead Redemption 2
- Fortnite
- Assassin's Creed Valhalla
After looking at the data of parallel benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD EPYC 7742 or Intel Core i7-12700K.
Summary benchmark resultsAs a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark
| Core i7-12700K | 70% |
EPYC 7742 | 81% |
This value shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, EPYC 7742 is 13% better than Core i7-12700K. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.
Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.| Core i7-12700K | 64% |
EPYC 7742 | 92% |
The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a little game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: Control, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), League of Legends (LOL), Ghostrunner, DOTA 2A, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Forza Horizon 4, Metro Exodus, Horizon Zero Dawn, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Battlefield V, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Half-Life: Alyx, Hitman 3, NBA 2K20, Monster Hunter World.
Gaming benchmark| Fortnite | 114.4 | 163.1 | | Valorant | 130.0 | 185.4 | | Cyberpunk 2077 | 72.8 | 103.8 | | Apex Legends | 122.2 | 174.3 | | Call of Duty Warzone | 97.5 | 139.0 | | Overwatch | 105.3 | 150.2 | | Red Dead Redemption 2 | 89.7 | 127.9 | | DOOM Eternal | 65.0 | 92.7 | | Warzone | 101.4 | 144.6 | | Assassin's Creed | 109.2 | 155.7 | | Valheim | 107.9 | 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 computers participating in the comparisons not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.
Power consumption
| Core i7-12700K | 56% |
EPYC 7742 | 16% |
To make a final resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i7-12700K is more energy efficient than the EPYC 7742 since it has less power consumption: 125W vs. 225W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need to know its TDP. 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 benchmarksIf you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video editing or video rendering, streaming, programming, machine learning, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor includes all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to reach maximum efficiency. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the software that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that 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 | Intel Core i7-12700K |
AMD EPYC 7742 | | Cinbench 15 Single-core | 569 | 202 | | Cinbench 15 Multi-core | 4145 | 8334 | | Cinbench 20 Single-core | 1358 | 398 | | Cinbench 20 Multi-core | 9408 | 20644 | | Cinbench 23 Single-core | 3179 | 933 | | Cinbench 23 Multi-core | 31015 | 45938 |
Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance | Intel Core i7-12700K |
AMD EPYC 7742 | | Single-Core | 7441 | 2352 | | Multi-Core | 43423 | 67386 |
GeekBench 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance | Intel Core i7-12700K |
AMD EPYC 7742 | | Single-Core | 2117 | 1091 | | Multi-Core | 17079 | 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 you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in the newest games. It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!
| Intel Core i7-12700K |
AMD EPYC 7742 | | Announcement date | January 07, 2022 | April 01, 2019 | | Type | Desktop | Server | | Socket | FCLGA1700 | SP3 | | Core name | Alder Lake | Rome | | Architecture | x86 | Zen 2 | | Generation | 12 | 2 | | Turbo Frequency | 5 MHz | 3.4 MHz | | Frequency | 3.8 MHz | 2.25 MHz | | Cores | 12 | 64 | | Threads | 20 | 128 | | Bus rate | 8 GT/s | | | Bit | 64 | 64 | | Lithography | 7 nm | 7 nm | | Transistors count | 10200 millions | 86000 millions | | Power consumption (TDP) | 125 W | 225 W | | Memory type | Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s | DDR4 | | Max. Memory | 128 Gb | | | Memory Frequency | | | | Memory bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | | | L1 cache | | | | L2 cache | 12 MB | | | L3 cache | 25 MB | 256MB | | Overclocking | No | No | | Supports ECC | No | No | | Part number | | 100-000000053
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In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i7-12700K is 40% better than EPYC 7742 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that EPYC 7742 has 52 more core than Core i7-12700K. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).
Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i7-12700K is better: 14
The number of parameters for which AMD EPYC 7742 is better: 20
Although it should be realized that all the number in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should completely trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch the video tests and read the opinion of of people who bought Intel Core i7-12700K and AMD EPYC 7742 before making a decision which processor to buy for gaming and which not.
• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 5 score
Versus Battle of the Processors
• Vs EPYC 7763
• Vs EPYC 7713P
• Vs EPYC 75F3
• Vs EPYC 7713
• Vs EPYC 7663
• Vs EPYC 7543P
• Vs Core i9-12900K
• Core i9-12900H Vs Core i7-12700K
• Vs EPYC 7643
• Vs Core i9-12900HK
• Vs Core i9-12900KF
• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 5 score
Versus Battle of the Processors
• Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX Vs EPYC 7742
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
• Core i9-13900K Vs EPYC 7742
• Vs EPYC 7702
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX
• Core i9-12900K Vs EPYC 7742
• Core i9-12900H Vs EPYC 7742
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
• Core i9-12900KF Vs EPYC 7742
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