Ryzen 9 7945HX3D vs EPYC 7443

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7443 and Ryzen 9 7945HX3D processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	86	79
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	9.31	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	AMD EPYC	AMD Dragon Range (Zen 4, Ryzen 7045)
Architecture codename	Milan (2021)	Dragon Range-HX (Zen 4)
Release date	12 January 2021 (3 years ago)	28 July 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,010	no data
Current price	$3528 (1.8x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7443 and Ryzen 9 7945HX3D 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)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	48	32
Base clock speed	2.85 GHz	2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	5.4 GHz
L1 cache	1536 KB	1 MB
L2 cache	12 MB	16 MB
L3 cache	128 MB (shared)	128 MB
Chip lithography	7 nm+	5 nm
Die size	4x 81 mm2	2x 71 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	89 °C
Number of transistors	16,600 million	17,840 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7443 and Ryzen 9 7945HX3D 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	FL1
Power consumption (TDP)	200 Watt	55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7443 and Ryzen 9 7945HX3D. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7443 and Ryzen 9 7945HX3D are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7443 and Ryzen 9 7945HX3D. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR5-5200
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 610M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7443 and Ryzen 9 7945HX3D.

PCIe version	4.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	128	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

Ryzen 9 7945HX3D outperforms EPYC 7443 by 3% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	36.14	37.37
Recency	12 January 2021	28 July 2023
Physical cores	24	16
Threads	48	32
Chip lithography	7 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	200 Watt	55 Watt

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