AMD EPYC 7742 Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The AMD EPYC 7742 features 64 processor cores and has the capability to manage 128 threads concurrently. It was released in Q3/2019 and belongs to the 2 generation of the AMD EPYC series. To use the AMD EPYC 7742, you'll need a motherboard with a SP3 socket.
Name: AMD EPYC 7742
Family: AMD EPYC
Group: AMD EPYC 7002
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 2

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 and turbo frequency for one core is 3.4 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.
CPU Cores: 64
Threads: 128
Cores: 64x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 2.25 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 3.4 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 7742 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: 9000 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

AMD EPYC 7543P
32C 64T @ 2.8 GHz
67086
67086
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX
24C 48T @ 3.8 GHz
66490
66490
AMD EPYC 7742
64C 128T @ 2.25 GHz
65631
65631
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
16C 32T @ 4.2 GHz
64125
64125
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
16C 32T @ 4.5 GHz
63621
63621

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

AMD EPYC 75F3
32C 64T @ 2.95 GHz
38501
38501
AMD EPYC 7702P
64C 128T @ 2.0 GHz
38494
38494
AMD EPYC 7742
64C 128T @ 2.25 GHz
37515
37515
AMD EPYC 7702
64C 128T @ 2.0 GHz
37461
37461
AMD EPYC 7643
48C 96T @ 2.3 GHz
36850
36850

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX
64C 128T @ 2.7 GHz
24463
24463
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX
32C 64T @ 3.6 GHz
20892
20892
AMD EPYC 7742
64C 128T @ 2.25 GHz
20644
20644
AMD EPYC 7702
64C 128T @ 2.0 GHz
18857
18857
AMD EPYC 7702P
64C 128T @ 2.0 GHz
18857
18857

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX
12C 24T @ 3.0 GHz
13667
13667
Intel Core i9-12950HX
16C 24T @ 2.3 GHz
13649
13649
AMD EPYC 7742
64C 128T @ 2.25 GHz
13647
13647
Intel Core i9-13905H
14C 20T @ 2.6 GHz
13634
13634
AMD EPYC 7702P
64C 128T @ 2.0 GHz
13611
13611

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i3-1000NG4
4C 8T @ 1.1 GHz
1278
1278
Intel Xeon Gold 5220R
24C 48T @ 2.2 GHz
1278
1278
AMD EPYC 7742
64C 128T @ 2.25 GHz
1278
1278
Intel Xeon E3-1535M v5
4C 8T @ 2.9 GHz
1278
1278
Intel Core i5-6600
4C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
1278
1278

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Xeon W-2133
6C 12T @ 3.6 GHz
1052
1052
AMD EPYC 7552
48C 96T @ 2.2 GHz
1052
1052
AMD EPYC 7742
64C 128T @ 2.25 GHz
1050
1050
AMD EPYC 7532
32C 64T @ 2.4 GHz
1049
1049
Intel Xeon E3-1535M v5
4C 8T @ 2.9 GHz
1048
1048

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

AMD EPYC 7262
8C 16T @ 3.2 GHz
398
398
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
32C 64T @ 3.0 GHz
398
398
AMD EPYC 7742
64C 128T @ 2.25 GHz
398
398
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
32C 64T @ 3.0 GHz
398
398
AMD EPYC 7262
8C 16T @ 3.2 GHz
398
398

Monero Hashrate kH/s

AMD EPYC 7763
64C 128T @ 2.45 GHz
95
95
AMD EPYC 7742
64C 128T @ 2.25 GHz
92
92
AMD EPYC 7702
64C 128T @ 2.0 GHz
84
84
AMD EPYC 7702P
64C 128T @ 2.0 GHz
84
84