EPYC 7H12 vs Ryzen 9 5900
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 7H12 outperforms Ryzen 9 5900 by a whopping 103% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 9 5900 and EPYC 7H12 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 263 | 55 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 9 | AMD EPYC |
| Power efficiency | 31.28 | 14.77 |
| Architecture codename | Vermeer (2020−2024) | Zen 2 (2017−2020) |
| Release date | 12 January 2021 (4 years ago) | 18 September 2019 (5 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 9 5900 and EPYC 7H12 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) | 64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core) |
| Threads | 24 | 128 |
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.7 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Multiplier | 30 | 26 |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 96K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 64 MB | 256 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm, 12 nm | 7 nm, 14 nm |
| Die size | 81 mm2 | 192 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 95 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 4,150 million | 4,800 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 9 5900 and EPYC 7H12 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 | 280 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 5900 and EPYC 7H12. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 5900 and EPYC 7H12 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 5900 and EPYC 7H12. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-3200 | DDR4 Eight-channel |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | 4 TiB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 8 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 51.196 GB/s | 204.763 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 5900 and EPYC 7H12.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | no data |
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 | 21.35 | 43.41 |
| Recency | 12 January 2021 | 18 September 2019 |
| Physical cores | 12 | 64 |
| Threads | 24 | 128 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 280 Watt |
Ryzen 9 5900 has an age advantage of 1 year, and 330.8% lower power consumption.
EPYC 7H12, on the other hand, has a 103.3% higher aggregate performance score, and 433.3% more physical cores and 433.3% more threads.
The EPYC 7H12 is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 9 5900 in performance tests.
Note that Ryzen 9 5900 is a desktop processor while EPYC 7H12 is a server/workstation one.
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