EPYC 7301 vs Ryzen 9 5900

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 5900 and EPYC 7301 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	212	740
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	60.70	1.58
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen 9	AMD EPYC
Architecture codename	Vermeer (2020−2022)	Naples (2017−2018)
Release date	12 January 2021 (3 years ago)	20 June 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$825
Current price	$303	$1500 (1.8x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 9 5900 has 3742% better value for money than EPYC 7301.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 5900 and EPYC 7301 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	12 (Dodeca-Core)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	24	32
Base clock speed	3 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.7 GHz	2.2 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB	1.5 MB
L2 cache	6 MB	8 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	7 nm, 12 nm	14 nm
Die size	81 mm2	213 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	95 °C	no data
Number of transistors	4,150 million	19200 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 5900 and EPYC 7301 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 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	AM4	TR4
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	155 W, 170 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 5900 and EPYC 7301. 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 9 5900 and EPYC 7301 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 5900 and EPYC 7301. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4 Eight-channel
Maximum memory size	128 GB	2 TiB
Max memory channels	no data	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.196 GB/s	170.671 GB/s
ECC memory support	no data	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 5900 and EPYC 7301.

PCIe version	4.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	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.

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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.

Ryzen 9 5900 outperforms EPYC 7301 by 130% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	22.26	9.69
Recency	12 January 2021	20 June 2017
Physical cores	12	16
Threads	24	32
Chip lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	155 Watt

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