EPYC 8024P vs Ryzen 9 5900X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 5900X and EPYC 8024P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	175	532
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	70.94	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen 9	no data
Architecture codename	Vermeer (Zen3) (2020)	Siena
Release date	5 November 2020 (3 years ago)	no data
Launch price (MSRP)	$549	no data
Current price	$303 (0.6x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 5900X and EPYC 8024P 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	24	16
Base clock speed	3.7 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.8 GHz	3 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	64 MB	32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	7 nm	5 nm
Die size	2x 80.7 + 125 (I/O) mm2	73 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	95 °C	75 °C
Number of transistors	no data	8,875 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 5900X and EPYC 8024P 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	1
Socket	AM4	SP6
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	90 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 5900X and EPYC 8024P. 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	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 5900X and EPYC 8024P are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 5900X and EPYC 8024P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR5
Maximum memory size	128 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.196 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 5900X and EPYC 8024P.

PCIe version

4.0

5.0

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 5900X outperforms EPYC 8024P by 91% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	25.32	13.29
Physical cores	12	8
Threads	24	16
Chip lithography	7 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	90 Watt

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