EPYC 9825 vs Ryzen 9 8945H
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 9 8945H and EPYC 9825 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 304 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | AMD Hawk Point (Zen 4/4c, Ryzen 8040) | no data |
| Power efficiency | 40.57 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Hawk Point-HS (Zen 4) (2023−2024) | Turin (2024) |
| Release date | 6 December 2023 (1 year ago) | 10 October 2024 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $13,006 |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 9 8945H and EPYC 9825 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) | 144 |
| Threads | 16 | 288 |
| Base clock speed | 4 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5.2 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 8 MB | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | 384 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| Die size | 178 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 9 8945H and EPYC 9825 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 | FP7/FP7r2/FP8 | SP5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 390 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 8945H and EPYC 9825. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Ryzen AI, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 8945H and EPYC 9825 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 8945H and EPYC 9825. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon 780M ( - 2800 MHz) | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 8945H and EPYC 9825.
| PCIe version | no data | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 128 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 6 December 2023 | 10 October 2024 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 144 |
| Threads | 16 | 288 |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 390 Watt |
Ryzen 9 8945H has 766.7% lower power consumption.
EPYC 9825, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 months, 1700% more physical cores and 1700% more threads, and a 33.3% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Ryzen 9 8945H and EPYC 9825. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Ryzen 9 8945H is a notebook processor while EPYC 9825 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 9 8945H and EPYC 9825, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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