AMD EPYC 72F3 vs AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U

Processor comparisons 25-03-2021

   If you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a choice by looking at the AMD EPYC 72F3 vs AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U tests and see which is better for games or simple use for rendering, programming, video editing, streaming, machine learning. Here is all information from several benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in special test applications like VeraCrypt, PassMark, AIDA64, UserBenchmark, 7zip, Furmark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Dolphin Emulator, Handbrake, Gears 5, Prime95, GeekBench 6, 5.2, 3DMark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, PCMark 10, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), RealBench, SuperPi, Blender, Blender, MATLAB, WPrime.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

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

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which processor is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U or AMD EPYC 72F3.

Summary benchmark results

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

EPYC 72F3

60%

Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U

58%

This value shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, EPYC 72F3 is 3% better than Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

EPYC 72F3

59%

Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U

54%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a low game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of less popular games in which processors were compared: Microsoft Flight Simulator, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Horizon Zero Dawn, DOTA 2A, Ghostrunner, Half-Life: Alyx, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Hitman 3, Monster Hunter World, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Forza Horizon 4, Metro Exodus, NBA 2K20, League of Legends (LOL), Battlefield V, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Control.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	104.8	96.5
Valorant	119.1	109.6
Cyberpunk 2077	66.7	61.4
Apex Legends	112.0	103.0
Call of Duty Warzone	89.3	82.2
Overwatch	96.5	88.8
Red Dead Redemption 2	82.2	75.6
DOOM Eternal	59.6	54.8
Warzone	92.9	85.5
Assassin's Creed	100.0	92.1
Valheim	98.9	91.0

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 72F3

25%

Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U

206%

To make a finishing decision 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 7 Pro 5850U is more energy efficient than the EPYC 72F3 since it has less power consumption: 180W vs. 20W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must know its TDP. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, machine learning, programming, video editing or video rendering, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU includes all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum performance. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account 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. Because there are still many programs that can use only one core to run, and all the advantages of multi-core mode are unused.

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

	AMD EPYC 72F3	AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U
Cinbench 15 Single-core	92	257
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	4125	2482
Cinbench 20 Single-core	178	597
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	8755	5441
Cinbench 23 Single-core	454	1482
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	22780	15143

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

	AMD EPYC 72F3	AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U
Single-Core	2006	3308
Multi-Core	33318	27376

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

	AMD EPYC 72F3	AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U
Single-Core	1389	1240
Multi-Core	16484	8286

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. 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 benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in the newest games. The savings 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 72F3	AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U
Announcement date	April 01, 2020	February 22, 2021
Type	Server	Laptop
Socket	SP3	FP6
Core name	Milan	Cezanne
Architecture	Zen 3	Zen 3
Generation	3	5
Turbo Frequency	3.4 MHz	4.4 MHz
Frequency	2 MHz	1.9 MHz
Cores	64	8
Threads	128	16
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	46000 millions	6200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	180 W	20 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4-3200 LPDDR4-4266
Max. Memory
Memory Frequency	3200	3200
Memory bandwidth	204.8 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache		4MB
L3 cache	256MB	32MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	100-000000327 100-100000327WOF

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here EPYC 72F3 is 5% better than Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that EPYC 72F3 has 56 more core than Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U. 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 72F3 is better: 22
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U is better: 11
Although it should be understood that all the number that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Better to watch the testing video and read the opinion of of people who bought AMD EPYC 72F3 and AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U before making a selection which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

AMD EPYC 72F3 - all data

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

• AMD EPYC 72F3 specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U specs and review.