AMD Epyc 73F3
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AMD Epyc 73F3 vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900X. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q1/2021
AMD Epyc 73F3
AMD Epyc 73F3
Released
Q4/2020
Overall score
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AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

What's the best choice AMD Epyc 73F3 or AMD Ryzen 9 5900X? Which processor is faster?

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

AMD Epyc 73F3 has a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. 16 Cores. Power consumption of 240 W. Released in Q1/2021.

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X has a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. 12 Cores. Power consumption of 105 W. Released in Q4/2020.

Differences

AMD Epyc 73F3 Reasons to consider
AMD Epyc 73F3
Report a bug
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    38 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    4 times more cores

    16 left arrow 12

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Epyc 73F3 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    41 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    162 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    41 place
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
Report a bug
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    20 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 5% better clock speed

    3.70 GHz left arrow 3.50 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 17 % better overclocked clock speed

    4.80 GHz left arrow 4.00 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.44 times less performance per watt

    105 W left arrow 240 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 9 5900X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    76 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    49 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    60 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    39 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    31 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    32 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    124 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    103 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    24 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    14 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    64 place
  • CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)
    18 place
  • CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)
    14 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    69 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Epyc 73F3 AMD Epyc 73F3
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
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
    3 left arrow 4
  • CPU group
    AMD Epyc 7003 left arrow AMD Ryzen 5000
  • Predecessor
    -- left arrow AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
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
    3.50 GHz left arrow 3.70 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    16 left arrow 12
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.00 GHz left arrow 4.80 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    32 left arrow 24
  • 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 9 5900X and AMD Epyc 73F3. 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 73F3 and AMD Ryzen 9 5900X to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    240 W left arrow 105 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    -- left arrow 142 W
  • Tjunction max.
    -- left arrow 95 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Epyc 73F3 and AMD Epyc 73F3, 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
  • L2-Cache
    -- left arrow 6.00 MB
  • L3-Cache
    256.00 MB left arrow 64.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Milan (Zen 3) left arrow Vermeer (Zen 3)
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Socket
    SP3 left arrow AM4
  • Release date
    Q1/2021 left arrow Q4/2020

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Epyc 73F3 and AMD Ryzen 9 5900X.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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