EPYC 9554 vs Ryzen 7 5800X3D
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 9554 outperforms Ryzen 7 5800X3D by a whopping 295% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 7 5800X3D and EPYC 9554 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 348 | 8 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 29.70 | 3.15 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 7 | AMD EPYC |
| Power efficiency | 15.98 | 18.40 |
| Architecture codename | Vermeer (Zen3) (2020−2022) | Genoa (2022−2023) |
| Release date | 20 April 2022 (2 years ago) | 10 November 2022 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $449 | $9,087 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Ryzen 7 5800X3D has 843% better value for money than EPYC 9554.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 7 5800X3D and EPYC 9554 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 128 |
| Base clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 3.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.5 GHz | 3.75 GHz |
| Multiplier | no data | 31 |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 96 MB (shared) | 256 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm, 12 nm | 5 nm, 6 nm |
| Die size | 74 + 125 mm | 8x 72 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 90 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 8,850 million | 52,560 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 7 5800X3D and EPYC 9554 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 | 2 |
| Socket | AM4 | SP5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 105 Watt | 360 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 5800X3D and EPYC 9554. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 86x MMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A,-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA, Precision Boost 2 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 5800X3D and EPYC 9554 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 5800X3D and EPYC 9554. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-3200 | DDR5-4800 |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | 6 TiB |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 460.8 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 5800X3D and EPYC 9554.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | 128 |
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.
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.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 17.82 | 70.38 |
| Recency | 20 April 2022 | 10 November 2022 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 64 |
| Threads | 16 | 128 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 105 Watt | 360 Watt |
Ryzen 7 5800X3D has 242.9% lower power consumption.
EPYC 9554, on the other hand, has a 294.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 months, 700% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.
The EPYC 9554 is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 7 5800X3D in performance tests.
Note that Ryzen 7 5800X3D is a desktop processor while EPYC 9554 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 7 5800X3D and EPYC 9554, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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