EPYC 7H12 vs Ryzen 5 3450U

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 3450U
2020
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.24
EPYC 7H12
2019
64 cores / 128 threads, 280 Watt
43.84
+934%

EPYC 7H12 outperforms Ryzen 5 3450U by a whopping 934% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 3450U and EPYC 7H12 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking138248
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesAMD Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU)AMD EPYC
Power efficiency26.7514.82
Architecture codenamePicasso-U (Zen+) (2019−2020)Zen 2 (2017−2020)
Release date1 May 2020 (4 years ago)18 September 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 3450U and EPYC 7H12 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)
Threads8128
Base clock speed2.1 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz3.3 GHz
Multiplierno data26
L1 cache384 KB96K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache4 MB256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography12 nm7 nm, 14 nm
Die sizeno data192 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors4500 Million4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 3450U and EPYC 7H12 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 configurationno data2 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFP5TR4
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt280 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3450U and EPYC 7H12. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEno data
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 3450U and EPYC 7H12 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 3450U and EPYC 7H12. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4 Eight-channel
Maximum memory sizeno data4 TiB
Max memory channelsno data8
Maximum memory bandwidthno data204.763 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) ( - 1200 MHz)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.


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 5 3450U 4.24
EPYC 7H12 43.84
+934%

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.

Ryzen 5 3450U 6738
EPYC 7H12 69633
+933%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.24 43.84
Recency 1 May 2020 18 September 2019
Physical cores 4 64
Threads 8 128
Chip lithography 12 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 280 Watt

Ryzen 5 3450U has an age advantage of 7 months, and 1766.7% lower power consumption.

EPYC 7H12, on the other hand, has a 934% higher aggregate performance score, 1500% more physical cores and 1500% more threads, and a 71.4% more advanced lithography process.

The EPYC 7H12 is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 3450U in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 5 3450U is a notebook processor while EPYC 7H12 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 3450U and EPYC 7H12, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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