EPYC 7H12 vs Ryzen 5 3600X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 3600X and EPYC 7H12 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	600	38
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	29.97	22.24
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	AMD EPYC
Architecture codename	Matisse (2019−2020)	Zen 2 (2019−2020)
Release date	7 July 2019 (4 years ago)	18 September 2019 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$249	no data
Current price	$210 (0.8x MSRP)	$1970

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 5 3600X has 35% better value for money than EPYC 7H12.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 3600X 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 cores	6 (Hexa-Core)	64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)
Threads	12	128
Base clock speed	3.8 GHz	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.4 GHz	3.3 GHz
L1 cache	96K (per core)	96K (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	32 MB (shared)	256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	7 nm, 12 nm	7 nm, 14 nm
Die size	no data	192 mm2
Number of transistors	4,800 million	4,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 3600X 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	2 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	AM4	TR4
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	280 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3600X and EPYC 7H12. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 3600X and EPYC 7H12 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 3600X and EPYC 7H12. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	DDR4 Eight-channel
Maximum memory size	128 GB	4 TiB
Max memory channels	2	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.196 GB/s	204.763 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

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.

EPYC 7H12 outperforms Ryzen 5 3600X by 282% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	11.78	45.02
Recency	7 July 2019	18 September 2019
Physical cores	6	64
Threads	12	128
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	280 Watt

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