Ryzen AI Max 390 vs EPYC 7313
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen AI Max 390 outperforms EPYC 7313 by a significant 20% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 241 | 174 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 16.40 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | AMD EPYC | no data |
| Power efficiency | 14.89 | 50.35 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | TSMC | TSMC |
| Architecture codename | Milan (2021−2023) | Strix Halo (2025) |
| Release date | 15 March 2021 (4 years ago) | 6 January 2025 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,083 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
EPYC 7313 and Ryzen AI Max 390 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 cores | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) | 12 (Dodeca-Core) |
| Threads | 32 | 24 |
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 5 GHz |
| Multiplier | 30 | no data |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 128 MB (shared) | 64 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm+ | 4 nm |
| Die size | 4x 81 mm2 | 2x 70.6 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 16,600 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on EPYC 7313 and Ryzen AI Max 390 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 configuration | 2 | 1 |
| Socket | SP3 | FP11 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 155 Watt | 55 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7313 and Ryzen AI Max 390. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | USB 4, XDNA 2 NPU (50 TOPS), SMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7313 and Ryzen AI Max 390 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7313 and Ryzen AI Max 390. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-3200 | DDR5 |
| Maximum memory size | 4 TiB | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 204.795 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A | AMD Radeon 8050S |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7313 and Ryzen AI Max 390.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 128 | 16 |
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 24.09 | 28.91 |
| Recency | 15 March 2021 | 6 January 2025 |
| Physical cores | 16 | 12 |
| Threads | 32 | 24 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 155 Watt | 55 Watt |
EPYC 7313 has 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.
Ryzen AI Max 390, on the other hand, has a 20% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 181.8% lower power consumption.
The AMD Ryzen AI Max 390 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD EPYC 7313 in performance tests.
Be aware that EPYC 7313 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen AI Max 390 is a notebook one.
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