EPYC 9115 vs Ryzen 9 9950X

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 9950X and EPYC 9115 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking57not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation63.88no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency23.24no data
Architecture codenameGranite Ridge (2024)Turin (2024)
Release date15 August 2024 (less than a year ago)10 October 2024 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)$649$726

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 9950X and EPYC 9115 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads3232
Base clock speed4.3 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed5.7 GHz4.1 GHz
L1 cache80 KB (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache64 MB (shared)64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography4 nm4 nm
Die size2x 70.6 mm22x 70.6 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °Cno data
Number of transistors16,630 million16,630 million
64 bit support++
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 9950X and EPYC 9115 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)170 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 9950X and EPYC 9115. 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 9950X and EPYC 9115 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 9950X and EPYC 9115. 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 9950X and EPYC 9115.

PCIe version5.05.0
PCI Express lanes24128

Pros & cons summary


Recency 15 August 2024 10 October 2024
Power consumption (TDP) 170 Watt 125 Watt

EPYC 9115 has an age advantage of 1 month, and 36% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 9 9950X and EPYC 9115. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Ryzen 9 9950X is a desktop processor while EPYC 9115 is a server/workstation one.


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