Ryzen 9 9850HX vs EPYC 9845

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Aggregate performance score

EPYC 9845
2024
160 cores / 320 threads, 390 Watt
87.06
+196%

EPYC 9845 outperforms Ryzen 9 9850HX by a whopping 196% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking7176
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.68no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Dragon Range (Zen 4, Ryzen 7045)
Power efficiency9.4327.61
DesignerAMDAMD
ManufacturerTSMCno data
Architecture codenameTurin (2024)Fire Range-HX (Zen 5) (2025)
Release date10 October 2024 (less than a year ago)6 January 2025 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$13,564no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

EPYC 9845 and Ryzen 9 9850HX 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 cores16012 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads32024
Base clock speed2.1 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz5.2 GHz
L1 cache80 KB (per core)960 KB
L2 cache1 MB (per core)12 MB
L3 cache320 MB (shared)64 MB
Chip lithography3 nmno data
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 9845 and Ryzen 9 9850HX 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 configuration2no data
SocketSP5no data
Power consumption (TDP)390 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 9845 and Ryzen 9 9850HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 9845 and Ryzen 9 9850HX are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 9845 and Ryzen 9 9850HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AAMD Radeon 610M ( - 2200 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 9845 and Ryzen 9 9850HX.

PCIe version5.0no data
PCI Express lanes128no 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.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating.

EPYC 9845 87.06
+196%
Ryzen 9 9850HX 29.40

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.

EPYC 9845 Samples: 11 152985
+196%
Ryzen 9 9850HX Samples: 3 51665

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 87.06 29.40
Recency 10 October 2024 6 January 2025
Physical cores 160 12
Threads 320 24
Power consumption (TDP) 390 Watt 45 Watt

EPYC 9845 has a 196.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 1233.3% more physical cores and 1233.3% more threads.

Ryzen 9 9850HX, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 months, and 766.7% lower power consumption.

The AMD EPYC 9845 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX in performance tests.

Be aware that EPYC 9845 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 9 9850HX is a notebook one.

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