Ryzen 9 7900X vs EPYC 7H12

Place in the ranking	47	123
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	AMD EPYC	no data
Power efficiency	14.82	18.12
Architecture codename	Zen 2 (2017−2020)	Raphael (Zen4) (2022−2023)
Release date	18 September 2019 (5 years ago)	27 September 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7H12 and Ryzen 9 7900X 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	64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	128	24
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	4.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.3 GHz	5.6 GHz
Multiplier	26	no data
L1 cache	96K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	256 MB (shared)	64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	7 nm, 14 nm	5 nm
Die size	192 mm²	2x 70 (CCD) mm² + 122 (I/O) mm²
Maximum core temperature	no data	95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	47 °C
Number of transistors	4,800 million	CCD: 6,5 Mrd + IOD: 3,4 Mrd Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	+

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7H12 and Ryzen 9 7900X 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	AM5
Power consumption (TDP)	280 Watt	170 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7H12 and Ryzen 9 7900X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	5 nm (CCD), 6 nm (I/O) nm, 0.650 - 1.475V
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Precision Boost 2	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7H12 and Ryzen 9 7900X are enumerated here.

AMD-V

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7H12 and Ryzen 9 7900X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Eight-channel	DDR5-5200
Maximum memory size	4 TiB	no data
Max memory channels	8	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	204.763 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7H12 and Ryzen 9 7900X.

PCIe version	no data	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	24

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 7H12 43.84
+34.7%

Ryzen 9 7900X 32.55

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.

EPYC 7H12 69633
+34.7%

Ryzen 9 7900X 51701

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	43.84	32.55
Recency	18 September 2019	27 September 2022
Physical cores	64	12
Threads	128	24
Chip lithography	7 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	280 Watt	170 Watt