What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 9 5900X or AMD Epyc 7642? Which processor is faster?
We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X has a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. 12 Cores. Power consumption of 105 W. Released in Q4/2020.
AMD Epyc 7642 has a maximum frequency of 2.30 GHz. 48 Cores. Power consumption of 225 W. Released in Q3/2019.
Reasons to consider Place in the overall ranking
(based on several benchmarks)
score
Higher clock speed
Around 38% better clock speed
2.30 GHz
Higher turbo clock speed
Around 31% better overclocked clock speed
3.30 GHz
Performance per watt
times less performance per watt
225 W
Common positions AMD Ryzen 9 5900X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.
Reasons to consider More number of cores
About 4 times more cores
12
Common positions AMD Epyc 7642 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.
Desktop / Server
AMD Epyc
2
AMD Epyc 7002
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AMD Epyc 7643
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.
2.30 GHz
48
3.30 GHz
96
Yes
No
normal
Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.
no iGPU
No turbo
Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Epyc 7642 and AMD Ryzen 9 5900X. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.
DDR4-3200
Yes
8
4.0
128
Yes
Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 9 5900X and AMD Epyc 7642 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.
225 W
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Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 9 5900X and AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, virtual machine technologies and process technology.
x86-64 (64 bit)
AMD-V, SVM
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
--
256.00 MB
Rome (Zen 2)
7 nm
SP3
Q3/2019
Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Ryzen 9 5900X and AMD Epyc 7642.
Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!
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