AMD Ryzen 9 5900H vs AMD EPYC 7282

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 5900H and AMD EPYC 7282 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Ryzen 9 5900H

AMD EPYC 7282

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 5900H

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 5 month(s) later
Around 44% higher clock speed: 4.6 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
2.7x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 120 Watt
Around 45% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2977 vs 2055

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 Jan 2021 vs 7 Aug 2019
Maximum frequency	4.6 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 120 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2977 vs 2055

Reasons to consider the AMD EPYC 7282

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 8
16 more threads: 32 vs 16
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
32x more maximum memory size: 4 TB vs 128 GB
2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 53774 vs 20557

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	16 vs 8
Number of threads	32 vs 16
L1 cache	1 MB vs 512 KB
L2 cache	8 MB vs 4 MB
L3 cache	64 MB vs 16 MB
Maximum memory size	4 TB vs 128 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	53774 vs 20557

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 9 5900H
CPU 2: AMD EPYC 7282

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2977

2055

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

20557

53774

Name	AMD Ryzen 9 5900H	AMD EPYC 7282
PassMark - Single thread mark	2977	2055
PassMark - CPU mark	20557	53774

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 9 5900H	AMD EPYC 7282
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 3	Zen 2
Launch date	7 Jan 2021	7 Aug 2019
Place in performance rating	482	444
Vertical segment	Laptop	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$650
OPN PIB		100-100000078WOF
OPN Tray		100-000000078
Performance
Base frequency	3.3 GHz	2.8 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	1 MB
L2 cache	4 MB	8 MB
L3 cache	16 MB	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	7 nm, 14 nm
Maximum frequency	4.6 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	8	16
Number of threads	16	32
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	47.68 GB/s	190.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	4 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4-3200
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FP6	SP3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	120 Watt
Socket Count		1P/2P
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	128
PCI Express revision	4.0	4.0
PCIe configurations	1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4	x16, x8
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
AMD StoreMI technology
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)