AMD EPYC 7343 vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

Processor comparisons 25-03-2021

   You may have difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the comprehensive tests AMD EPYC 7343 vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900X and understand which is better for games or simple use for streaming, video editing, rendering, programming, machine learning. Here you can find all information from many benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A thorough analysis of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in special testing software like UserBenchmark, WPrime, AIDA64, Handbrake, DaVinci Resolve Studio, VeraCrypt, Prime95, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), GeekBench 6, 5.2, 3DMark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Dolphin Emulator, PassMark, Gears 5, PCMark 10, Blender, 7zip, Blender, MATLAB, Furmark, RealBench, SuperPi.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After looking at the data of parallel benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 9 5900X or AMD EPYC 7343.

Summary benchmark results

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

EPYC 7343

63%

Ryzen 9 5900X

61%

This parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, EPYC 7343 is 3% better than Ryzen 9 5900X. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

EPYC 7343

69%

Ryzen 9 5900X

58%

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 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 little game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: NBA 2K20, Ghostrunner, Hitman 3, Half-Life: Alyx, DOTA 2A, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Monster Hunter World, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Battlefield V, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, League of Legends (LOL), Horizon Zero Dawn, Control, Metro Exodus, Forza Horizon 4, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	123.1	102.7
Valorant	139.8	116.7
Cyberpunk 2077	78.3	65.3
Apex Legends	131.5	109.7
Call of Duty Warzone	104.9	87.5
Overwatch	113.3	94.5
Red Dead Redemption 2	96.5	80.5
DOOM Eternal	69.9	58.3
Warzone	109.1	91.0
Assassin's Creed	117.5	98.0
Valheim	116.1	96.8

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 comparisons not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful 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 7343

24%

Ryzen 9 5900X

51%

To make a finishing choice on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 9 5900X is more energy efficient than the EPYC 7343 as it consumes less power: 190W vs. 105W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must know its TDP. 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

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, video rendering or video editing, streaming, programming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor uses all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to reach maximum performance. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the program you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to work, 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 7343	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
Cinbench 15 Single-core	133	270
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	5605	3684
Cinbench 20 Single-core	251	637
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	11884	8468
Cinbench 23 Single-core	624	1622
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	30909	21878

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

	AMD EPYC 7343	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
Single-Core	1409	3470
Multi-Core	45341	39428

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

	AMD EPYC 7343	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
Single-Core	1387	1612
Multi-Core	34378	14387

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most useful. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even in new games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD EPYC 7343	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
Announcement date	March 15, 2021	November 05, 2020
Type	Server	Desktop
Socket	SP3	AM4
Core name	Milan	Vermeer
Architecture	Zen 3	Zen 3
Generation	3	4
Turbo Frequency	3.9 MHz	4.8 MHz
Frequency	3.2 MHz	3.7 MHz
Cores	16	12
Threads	32	24
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	54000 millions	9400 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	190 W	105 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4
Max. Memory
Memory Frequency	3200	3200
Memory bandwidth	204.8 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache		6MB
L3 cache	128MB	64MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	100-000000338 100-100000338WOF	100-000000061 100-100000061WOF

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 9 5900X is 13% better than EPYC 7343 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that EPYC 7343 has 4 more core than Ryzen 9 5900X. 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 7343 is better: 21
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 9 5900X is better: 12
Although it should be realized that all the number in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of real owners of AMD EPYC 7343 and AMD Ryzen 9 5900X before making a decision which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

AMD EPYC 7343 - all data

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

• AMD EPYC 7343 specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen 9 5900X specs and review.