EPYC 9115 vs Ryzen 7 7745HX
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 9115 outperforms Ryzen 7 7745HX by an impressive 52% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 7 7745HX and EPYC 9115 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 281 | 143 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 40.07 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Power efficiency | 35.31 | 23.63 |
| Architecture codename | Dragon Range (Zen 4) (2023) | Turin (2024) |
| Release date | 4 January 2023 (2 years ago) | 10 October 2024 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $726 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 7 7745HX and EPYC 9115 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) | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 32 |
| Base clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5.1 GHz | 4.1 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 32 MB (shared) | 64 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | CCD = 5 nm, I/O = 6 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | 71 mm2 | 2x 70.6 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 6,570 million | 16,630 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 7 7745HX and EPYC 9115 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 | FL1 | SP5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 125 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 7745HX and EPYC 9115. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 7745HX and EPYC 9115 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 7745HX and EPYC 9115. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon 610M (400 - 2200 MHz) | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 7745HX and EPYC 9115.
| PCIe version | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 28 | 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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 20.39 | 31.02 |
| Recency | 4 January 2023 | 10 October 2024 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 16 |
| Threads | 16 | 32 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 125 Watt |
Ryzen 7 7745HX has 127.3% lower power consumption.
EPYC 9115, on the other hand, has a 52.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
The EPYC 9115 is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 7 7745HX in performance tests.
Be aware that Ryzen 7 7745HX is a notebook processor while EPYC 9115 is a server/workstation one.
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