EPYC 7343 vs Ryzen 9 5900H
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 7343 outperforms Ryzen 9 5900H by a whopping 115% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 9 5900H and EPYC 7343 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 532 | 150 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 23.28 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | AMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000) | AMD EPYC |
| Architecture codename | Cezanne U (Zen 3) (2021−2022) | Milan (2021) |
| Release date | 7 January 2021 (3 years ago) | 15 March 2021 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $1,565 |
| Current price | no data | $1129 (0.7x MSRP) |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 9 5900H and EPYC 7343 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 | 3.3 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.6 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | 128 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 7 nm+ |
| Die size | no data | 4x 81 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 16,600 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | Yes |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 9 5900H and EPYC 7343 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 | no data | 2 |
| Socket | FP6 | SP3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 190 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 5900H and EPYC 7343. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT | no data |
| AES-NI | no data | + |
| AVX | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 5900H and EPYC 7343 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 5900H and EPYC 7343. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4-3200 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4 TiB |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 204.795 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 5900H and EPYC 7343.
| PCIe version | no data | 4.0 |
| 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.
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 7343 outperforms Ryzen 9 5900H by 115% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
EPYC 7343 outperforms Ryzen 9 5900H by 115% in Passmark.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 13.29 | 28.57 |
| Recency | 7 January 2021 | 15 March 2021 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 16 |
| Threads | 16 | 32 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 190 Watt |
The EPYC 7343 is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 9 5900H in performance tests.
Be aware that Ryzen 9 5900H is a notebook processor while EPYC 7343 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 9 5900H and EPYC 7343, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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