AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X vs AMD Epyc 74F3. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q4/2022
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
Released
Q1/2021
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AMD Epyc 74F3
AMD Epyc 74F3

What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 9 7950X or AMD Epyc 74F3? Which processor is faster?

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

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X has a maximum frequency of 4.50 GHz. 16 / 32 Cores. Power consumption of 170 W. Released in Q4/2022.

AMD Epyc 74F3 has a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. 24 Cores. Power consumption of 240 W. Released in Q1/2021.

Differences

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    3 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 29% better clock speed

    4.50 GHz left arrow 3.20 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 27% better overclocked clock speed

    5.50 GHz left arrow 4.00 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    170 W left arrow 240 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 9 7950X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    12 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    13 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    20 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    12 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    7 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    4 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    7 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    28 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    16 place
  • Blender 3.1 Benchmark
    3 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    7 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    12 place
AMD Epyc 74F3 Reasons to consider
AMD Epyc 74F3
Report a bug
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    39 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    About 1.5 times more cores

    24 left arrow 16

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Epyc 74F3 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    17 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    19 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    177 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
AMD Epyc 74F3 AMD Epyc 74F3
CPU family and group

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

  • Family
    AMD Ryzen left arrow AMD Epyc
  • CPU group
    AMD Ryzen 7000 left arrow AMD Epyc 7003
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Generation
    5 left arrow 3
  • Predecessor
    AMD Ryzen 9 5950X left arrow --
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.

  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Frequency
    4.50 GHz left arrow 3.20 GHz
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 frequency
    -- left arrow
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    -- left arrow
  • Shader
    -- left arrow
  • Max. displays
    -- left arrow
  • Generation
    -- left arrow
  • Technology
    -- left arrow
  • Release date
    -- left arrow
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
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    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 Epyc 74F3 and AMD Ryzen 9 7950X. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR5-5200 left arrow DDR4-3200
  • Max. Memory
    256 GB left arrow
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 8
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 9 7950X and AMD Epyc 74F3 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    170 W left arrow 240 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    230 W left arrow --
  • Tjunction max.
    95 °C left arrow --
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 9 7950X and AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L2-Cache
    8.00 MB left arrow --
  • L3-Cache
    64.00 MB left arrow 256.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Raphael (Zen 4) left arrow Milan (Zen 3)
  • Technology
    5 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • Socket
    AM5 left arrow SP3
  • Release date
    Q4/2022 left arrow Q1/2021

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Ryzen 9 7950X and AMD Epyc 74F3.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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