EPYC 9565 vs Ryzen 9 9900X

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 9900X and EPYC 9565 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking108not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation66.82no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency27.09no data
Architecture codenameGranite Ridge (2024)Turin (2024)
Release date15 August 2024 (less than a year ago)10 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$499$10,486

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 9900X and EPYC 9565 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)72 (Doheptaconta-Core)
Threads24144
Base clock speed4.4 GHz3.15 GHz
Boost clock speed5.6 GHz4.3 GHz
L1 cache80 KB (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache64 MB (shared)384 MB (shared)
Chip lithography4 nm4 nm
Die size2x 70.6 mm212x 70.6 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °Cno data
Number of transistors16,630 million99,780 million
64 bit support++
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 9900X and EPYC 9565 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 configuration12
SocketAM5SP5
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt400 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 9900X and EPYC 9565. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsSMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4Ano data
AES-NI++
AVX++
Precision Boost 2++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 9900X and EPYC 9565 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 9900X and EPYC 9565. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon GraphicsN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 9900X and EPYC 9565.

PCIe version5.05.0
PCI Express lanes24128

Pros & cons summary


Recency 15 August 2024 10 October 2024
Physical cores 12 72
Threads 24 144
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 400 Watt

Ryzen 9 9900X has 233.3% lower power consumption.

EPYC 9565, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 month, and 500% more physical cores and 500% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 9 9900X and EPYC 9565. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Ryzen 9 9900X is a desktop processor while EPYC 9565 is a server/workstation one.


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