EPYC 7373X vs Ryzen 9 3900X

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 3900X and EPYC 7373X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking275not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation21.73no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen 9no data
Power efficiency15.54no data
Architecture codenameMatisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020)Milan-X (2022)
Release date7 July 2019 (5 years ago)22 March 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$499no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 3900X and EPYC 7373X 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads2432
Base clock speed3.8 GHz3.05 GHz
Boost clock speed4.6 GHz3.8 GHz
L1 cache768 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache6 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache64 MB768 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm7 nm
Die sizeno data8x 81 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °Cno data
Number of transistors19,200 million33,200 million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 3900X and EPYC 7373X 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)2
SocketAM4SP3
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt240 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 3900X and EPYC 7373X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
AVX++
Precision Boost 2++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 3900X and EPYC 7373X are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 3900X and EPYC 7373X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4-3200
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/sno data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 3900X and EPYC 7373X.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data128

Pros & cons summary


Recency 7 July 2019 22 March 2022
Physical cores 12 16
Threads 24 32
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 240 Watt

Ryzen 9 3900X has 128.6% lower power consumption.

EPYC 7373X, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 9 3900X and EPYC 7373X. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Ryzen 9 3900X is a desktop processor while EPYC 7373X is a server/workstation one.


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