AMD EPYC 7642 Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The AMD EPYC 7642 features 48 processor cores and has the capability to manage 96 threads concurrently. It was released in Q3/2019 and belongs to the 2 generation of the AMD EPYC series. To use the AMD EPYC 7642, you'll need a motherboard with a SP3 socket.
Name: AMD EPYC 7642
Family: AMD EPYC
Group: AMD EPYC 7002
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 2

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD EPYC 7642 has 48 CPU cores and can calculate 96 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD EPYC 7642 is 2.3 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 3.3 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.
CPU Cores: 48
Threads: 96
Cores: 48x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 2.3 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 3.3 GHz

Memory & PCIe

Memory type: DDR4-3200
Max. Memory: 0 bytes
Memory channels: 8
Bandwidth: 204.8 GB/s
ECC: Yes
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 225 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 225 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: --

Technical details

The AMD EPYC 7642 is manufactured using a 7 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 256.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 7 nm
Chip design: Chiplet
Socket: SP3
L2-Cache: 0 bytes
L3-Cache: 256.0 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, FMA3, AVX2
Release date: Q3/2019
Release price: 8000 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Core i9-13900KS
24C 32T @ 3.2 GHz
62340
62340
AMD EPYC 7702P
64C 128T @ 2.0 GHz
62009
62009
AMD EPYC 7642
48C 96T @ 2.3 GHz
61574
61574
AMD EPYC 74F3
24C 48T @ 3.2 GHz
60582
60582
AMD EPYC 7513
32C 64T @ 2.6 GHz
59996
59996

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
64C 128T @ 2.9 GHz
34670
34670
AMD EPYC 7662
64C 128T @ 2.0 GHz
33944
33944
AMD EPYC 7642
48C 96T @ 2.3 GHz
33846
33846
AMD EPYC 7543P
32C 64T @ 2.8 GHz
29987
29987
AMD EPYC 7543
32C 64T @ 2.8 GHz
29987
29987

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
64C 128T @ 2.9 GHz
15832
15832
Intel Core i9-13900HX
24C 32T @ 2.2 GHz
15722
15722
AMD EPYC 7642
48C 96T @ 2.3 GHz
15647
15647
Intel Core i9-12900
16C 24T @ 2.4 GHz
15367
15367
Intel Core i9-12900F
16C 24T @ 2.4 GHz
15367
15367

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Intel Xeon D-1736NT
8C 16T @ 2.7 GHz
1336
1336
Samsung Exynos 2100
8C 8T @ 2.9 GHz
1334
1334
AMD EPYC 7642
48C 96T @ 2.3 GHz
1334
1334
Samsung Exynos 2100
8C 8T @ 2.9 GHz
1334
1334
Intel Core i3-10100T
4C 8T @ 3.0 GHz
1332
1332

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

AMD EPYC 7532
32C 64T @ 2.4 GHz
1049
1049
Intel Xeon E3-1535M v5
4C 8T @ 2.9 GHz
1048
1048
AMD EPYC 7642
48C 96T @ 2.3 GHz
1047
1047
AMD EPYC 7662
64C 128T @ 2.0 GHz
1046
1046
Intel Xeon D-1749NT
10C 20T @ 3.0 GHz
1045
1045

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5-8259U
4C 8T @ 2.3 GHz
377
377
AMD EPYC 7552
48C 96T @ 2.2 GHz
377
377
AMD EPYC 7642
48C 96T @ 2.3 GHz
377
377
AMD EPYC 7552
48C 96T @ 2.2 GHz
377
377
Intel Core i5-8259U
4C 8T @ 2.3 GHz
377
377