AMD EPYC 7742 Benchmark, Test and specs

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The AMD EPYC 7742 has 64 cores with 128 threads and is based on the 2. gen of the AMD EPYC series. The processor uses a mainboard with the SP3 socket and was released in Q3/2019. The AMD EPYC 7742 scores 1,050 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 37,515 points.
AMD EPYC 7742

CPU lineage

The segment in which we have classified the AMD EPYC 7742. Here you can see if it is a desktop processor or a mobile processor or which processor may be the successor of the AMD EPYC 7742.

Name: AMD EPYC 7742
Family: AMD EPYC
CPU group: AMD EPYC 7002
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 2
Predecessor: --
Successor: --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD EPYC 7742 has 64 CPU cores and can calculate 128 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD EPYC 7742 is 2.25 GHz (3.40 GHz). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads: 64 / 128
Core architecture: normal
Cores: 64x
Hyperthreading / SMT: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 2.25 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): 3.40 GHz
Turbo Frequency (64 Cores): 2.80 GHz

Memory & PCIe

The processor can use up to memory in 8 (Octa Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

Memory type: DDR4-3200
Max. Memory:
Memory channels: 8 (Octa Channel)
Bandwidth: --
ECC: Yes
PCIe: 4.0 x 128
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 225 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP): 225 W
TDP (PL2): --
TDP up: --
TDP down: --
Tjunction max.: --

Technical details

The AMD EPYC 7742 is made in 7 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 256.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology: 7 nm
Chip design: Chiplet
Socket: SP3
L2-Cache: --
L3-Cache: 256.00 MB
Architecture: Rome (Zen 2)
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux
Virtualization: AMD-V, SVM
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
Release date: Q3/2019
Release price: 9000 $
Part Number: --
Documents: --

Benchmark results

Verified Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the AMD EPYC 7742 have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.


Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.

Intel Core i3-1005G1 Intel Core i3-1005G1
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
402
Intel Core i7-7600U Intel Core i7-7600U
2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
400
Intel Core i3-10100T Intel Core i3-10100T
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
399
AMD EPYC 7742 AMD EPYC 7742
64C 128T @ 3.40 GHz
398
AMD EPYC 7262 AMD EPYC 7262
8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz
398
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
32C 64T @ 4.20 GHz
398
AMD EPYC 7542 AMD EPYC 7542
32C 64T @ 3.40 GHz
397
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Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
64C 128T @ 3.20 GHz
24763
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX
64C 128T @ 3.00 GHz
24463
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX
32C 64T @ 4.00 GHz
20892
AMD EPYC 7742 AMD EPYC 7742
64C 128T @ 2.80 GHz
20644
AMD EPYC 7702P AMD EPYC 7702P
64C 128T @ 2.50 GHz
18857
AMD EPYC 7702 AMD EPYC 7702
64C 128T @ 2.50 GHz
18857
AMD EPYC 7662 AMD EPYC 7662
64C 128T @ 2.40 GHz
18203
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.

Intel Core i5-8400 Intel Core i5-8400
6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz
1053
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
1052
Intel Xeon W-3223 Intel Xeon W-3223
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz
1051
AMD EPYC 7742 AMD EPYC 7742
64C 128T @ 3.40 GHz
1050
Intel Core i5-8400H Intel Core i5-8400H
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz
1050
Intel Core i7-10710U Intel Core i7-10710U
6C 12T @ 4.70 GHz
1049
Intel Core i3-7320 Intel Core i3-7320
2C 4T @ 4.10 GHz
1048
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.

AMD EPYC 7713 AMD EPYC 7713
64C 128T @ 3.00 GHz
47053
AMD EPYC 7713P AMD EPYC 7713P
64C 128T @ 3.00 GHz
47053
AMD EPYC 75F3 AMD EPYC 75F3
32C 64T @ 3.80 GHz
38501
AMD EPYC 7742 AMD EPYC 7742
64C 128T @ 2.80 GHz
37515
AMD EPYC 7643 AMD EPYC 7643
48C 96T @ 3.40 GHz
36850
Intel Xeon w9-3495X Intel Xeon w9-3495X
56C 112T @ 2.90 GHz
36788
AMD EPYC 7543 AMD EPYC 7543
32C 64T @ 3.30 GHz
36650
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Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
64C 128T @ 3.20 GHz
81479
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX
32C 64T @ 4.00 GHz
80910
AMD EPYC 7643 AMD EPYC 7643
48C 96T @ 3.40 GHz
76440
AMD EPYC 7742 AMD EPYC 7742
64C 128T @ 2.80 GHz
68759
AMD EPYC 75F3 AMD EPYC 75F3
32C 64T @ 3.80 GHz
68509
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX
24C 48T @ 4.00 GHz
68369
AMD EPYC 7713 AMD EPYC 7713
64C 128T @ 3.00 GHz
65504
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