AMD Epyc 7F72
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AMD Epyc 7F72 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q2/2020
AMD Epyc 7F72
AMD Epyc 7F72
Released
Q3/2019
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AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

What's the best choice AMD Epyc 7F72 or AMD Ryzen 5 3600X? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD Epyc 7F72 has a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. 24 Cores. Power consumption of 240 W. Released in Q2/2020.

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X has a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. 6 Cores. Power consumption of 95 W. Released in Q3/2019.

Differences

AMD Epyc 7F72 Reasons to consider
AMD Epyc 7F72
Report a bug
  • More number of cores

    18 times more cores

    24 left arrow 6

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Epyc 7F72 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    277 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    53 place
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
Report a bug
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    509 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 16% better clock speed

    3.80 GHz left arrow 3.20 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 16 % better overclocked clock speed

    4.40 GHz left arrow 3.70 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.4 times less performance per watt

    95 W left arrow 240 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 3600X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    181 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    175 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    146 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    178 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    115 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    184 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    344 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    397 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    40 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    129 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    1305 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Epyc 7F72 AMD Epyc 7F72
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    AMD Epyc left arrow AMD Ryzen
  • Generation
    2 left arrow 3
  • CPU group
    AMD Epyc 7002 left arrow AMD Ryzen 3000
  • Predecessor
    -- left arrow AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
  • Successor
    -- left arrow AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    3.20 GHz left arrow 3.80 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    24 left arrow 6
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.70 GHz left arrow 4.40 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    48 left arrow 12
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 5 3600X and AMD Epyc 7F72. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-3200 left arrow DDR4-3200
  • Max. Memory
    left arrow 128 GB
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    8 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    4.0 left arrow 4.0
  • PCIe lanes
    128 left arrow 20
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Epyc 7F72 and AMD Ryzen 5 3600X to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    240 W left arrow 95 W
  • Tjunction max.
    -- left arrow 95 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Epyc 7F72 and AMD Epyc 7F72, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L3-Cache
    192.00 MB left arrow 32.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Rome (Zen 2) left arrow Matisse (Zen 2)
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Socket
    SP3 left arrow AM4
  • Release date
    Q2/2020 left arrow Q3/2019

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Epyc 7F72 and AMD Ryzen 5 3600X.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading
425
AMD Epyc 7F72
501
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

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