Ryzen 9 5900X vs EPYC 7402
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 7402 outperforms Ryzen 9 5900X by a moderate 17% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing EPYC 7402 and Ryzen 9 5900X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 134 | 175 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 28.57 | 70.94 |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD EPYC | AMD Ryzen 9 |
| Architecture codename | Zen 2 (2019−2020) | Vermeer (Zen3) (2020) |
| Release date | 7 August 2019 (4 years ago) | 5 November 2020 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,783 | $549 |
| Current price | $799 (0.4x MSRP) | $303 (0.6x MSRP) |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Ryzen 9 5900X has 148% better value for money than EPYC 7402.
Detailed specifications
EPYC 7402 and Ryzen 9 5900X 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 | 24 (Tetracosa-Core) | 12 (Dodeca-Core) |
| Threads | 48 | 24 |
| Base clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.35 GHz | 4.8 GHz |
| L1 cache | 96K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 128 MB (shared) | 64 MB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm, 14 nm | 7 nm |
| Die size | 192 mm2 | 2x 80.7 + 125 (I/O) mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 95 °C |
| Number of transistors | 4,800 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | Yes | Yes |
Compatibility
Information on EPYC 7402 and Ryzen 9 5900X 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 (Multiprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | TR4 | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 180 Watt | 105 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7402 and Ryzen 9 5900X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | 86x MMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A,-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA, Precision Boost 2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7402 and Ryzen 9 5900X are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7402 and Ryzen 9 5900X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Eight-channel | DDR4-3200 |
| Maximum memory size | 4 TiB | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | 8 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 204.763 GB/s | 51.196 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7402 and Ryzen 9 5900X.
| PCIe version | no data | 4.0 |
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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
EPYC 7402 outperforms Ryzen 9 5900X by 17% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
EPYC 7402 outperforms Ryzen 9 5900X by 17% in Passmark.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms EPYC 7402 by 66% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms EPYC 7402 by 5% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 29.66 | 25.32 |
| Recency | 7 August 2019 | 5 November 2020 |
| Physical cores | 24 | 12 |
| Threads | 48 | 24 |
| Cost | $1783 | $549 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 180 Watt | 105 Watt |
The EPYC 7402 is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 9 5900X in performance tests.
Be aware that EPYC 7402 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 9 5900X is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between EPYC 7402 and Ryzen 9 5900X, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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