i5-10400F vs EPYC 7742

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Aggregate performance score

EPYC 7742
2019
64 cores / 128 threads, 225 Watt
45.52
+435%

EPYC 7742 outperforms Core i5-10400F by a whopping 435% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7742 and Core i5-10400F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking45910
Place by popularitynot in top-1009
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.4724.28
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesAMD EPYCno data
Power efficiency18.4511.94
Architecture codenameZen 2 (2017−2020)Comet Lake (2020)
Release date7 August 2019 (5 years ago)30 April 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$6,950$155

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i5-10400F has 600% better value for money than EPYC 7742.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7742 and Core i5-10400F basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads12812
Base clock speed2.25 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz4.3 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
Multiplier22.5no data
L1 cache96K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache256 MB (shared)12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm, 14 nm14 nm
Die size192 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors4,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7742 and Core i5-10400F compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration2 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketTR4FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)225 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7742 and Core i5-10400F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

EPYC 7742 and Core i5-10400F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7742 and Core i5-10400F are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7742 and Core i5-10400F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Eight-channelDDR4
Maximum memory size4 TiB128 GB
Max memory channels82
Maximum memory bandwidth204.763 GB/s41.6 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7742 and Core i5-10400F.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

EPYC 7742 45.52
+435%
i5-10400F 8.51

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

EPYC 7742 69663
+435%
i5-10400F 13029

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

EPYC 7742 1204
i5-10400F 1454
+20.8%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

EPYC 7742 11782
+104%
i5-10400F 5767

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 45.52 8.51
Recency 7 August 2019 30 April 2020
Physical cores 64 6
Threads 128 12
Chip lithography 7 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 65 Watt

EPYC 7742 has a 434.9% higher aggregate performance score, 966.7% more physical cores and 966.7% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

i5-10400F, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 months, and 246.2% lower power consumption.

The EPYC 7742 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-10400F in performance tests.

Be aware that EPYC 7742 is a server/workstation processor while Core i5-10400F is a desktop one.


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