AMD EPYC 7272 vs AMD Ryzen 9 5800

Processor comparisons 30-06-2021

   You may have difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the full tests AMD EPYC 7272 vs AMD Ryzen 9 5800 and understand which is better for games or simple use for video editing, machine learning, rendering, programming, streaming. Here is all information from many benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A careful review of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in special test applications such as DaVinci Resolve Studio, Furmark, WPrime, Gears 5, AIDA64, RealBench, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Dolphin Emulator, Handbrake, MATLAB, 7zip, 3DMark, Prime95, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, PCMark 10, SuperPi, UserBenchmark, Blender, PassMark, Blender, VeraCrypt, GeekBench 6, 5.2.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

Rainbow Six Siege
Overwatch
Death Stranding
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Valorant
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Valheim
DOOM: Eternal
Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
Watch Dogs Legion
Cyberpunk 2077
Red Dead Redemption 2
Borderlands 3
Fortnite
Last Man Standing
Apex Legends
Grand Theft Auto V
Halo Infinite
Fallout 76

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 9 5800 or AMD EPYC 7272.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

EPYC 7272

62%

Ryzen 9 5800

59%

This parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, EPYC 7272 is 4% better than Ryzen 9 5800. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

EPYC 7272

60%

Ryzen 9 5800

57%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a little game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Monster Hunter World, DOTA 2A, Horizon Zero Dawn, Control, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Battlefield V, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Microsoft Flight Simulator, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, NBA 2K20, Hitman 3, Half-Life: Alyx, Ghostrunner, League of Legends (LOL), Metro Exodus, Forza Horizon 4, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO).

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	106.7	100.4
Valorant	121.3	114.1
Cyberpunk 2077	67.9	63.9
Apex Legends	114.0	107.3
Call of Duty Warzone	91.0	85.6
Overwatch	98.2	92.4
Red Dead Redemption 2	83.7	78.7
DOOM Eternal	60.6	57.1
Warzone	94.6	89.0
Assassin's Creed	101.9	95.8
Valheim	100.7	94.7

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparing not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

EPYC 7272

43%

Ryzen 9 5800

90%

To make a final resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 9 5800 is more energy efficient than the EPYC 7272 since it has less power consumption: 120W vs. 65W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

For example you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, video editing or video rendering, machine learning, streaming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum efficiency, the processor includes all threads and cores that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to work, and all the advantages of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD EPYC 7272	AMD Ryzen 9 5800
Cinbench 15 Single-core	395	223
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	3819	3056
Cinbench 20 Single-core	595	528
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	8372	7023
Cinbench 23 Single-core	2377	1345
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	21304	18146

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD EPYC 7272	AMD Ryzen 9 5800
Single-Core	3257	2878
Multi-Core	42125	32701

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD EPYC 7272	AMD Ryzen 9 5800
Single-Core	1569	1759
Multi-Core	18372	12165

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most helpful. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in new games. The economy are obvious! It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD EPYC 7272	AMD Ryzen 9 5800
Announcement date	April 01, 2020	November 05, 2020
Type	Server	Desktop
Socket	SP3	AM4
Core name	Milan	Vermeer
Architecture	Zen 3	Zen 3
Generation	3	4
Turbo Frequency	3.2 MHz	4.6 MHz
Frequency	2.9 MHz	3.4 MHz
Cores	12	8
Threads	24	16
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	42000 millions	9400 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	120 W	65 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4
Max. Memory
Memory Frequency		3200
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache
L2 cache		4MB
L3 cache	64MB	32MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	100-000000079 100-100000079WOF	100-000000456

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 9 5800 is 14% better than EPYC 7272 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that EPYC 7272 has 4 more core than Ryzen 9 5800. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which AMD EPYC 7272 is better: 24
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 9 5800 is better: 9
However, it should be understood that all the number in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should completely trust a simple comparison of these figures. Better to watch the testing video and read the opinion of of people who bought AMD EPYC 7272 and AMD Ryzen 9 5800 before making a decision which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

AMD EPYC 7272 - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD EPYC 7272 specs and review.

AMD Ryzen 9 5800 - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD Ryzen 9 5800 specs and review.