AMD EPYC 7F32 vs AMD Ryzen 9 3900

Processor comparisons 17-03-2021

   If you can't decide which processor to buy, you can make a decision after reading the full tests AMD EPYC 7F32 vs AMD Ryzen 9 3900 and decide which is better for games or normal use for programming, machine learning, streaming, video editing, rendering. Here you can find useful information from real streaming and video editing tests or many benchmarks. A thorough review of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in special testing software such as 7zip, Dolphin Emulator, RealBench, MATLAB, 3DMark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), PCMark 10, SuperPi, PassMark, WPrime, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Blender, Prime95, Blender, Handbrake, VeraCrypt, UserBenchmark, Furmark, Gears 5, GeekBench 6, 5.2, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, AIDA64.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which processor is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 9 3900 or AMD EPYC 7F32.

Summary benchmark results

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

EPYC 7F32

56%

Ryzen 9 3900

59%

This value shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen 9 3900 is 5% better than EPYC 7F32. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

EPYC 7F32

61%

Ryzen 9 3900

57%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a low 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: Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Metro Exodus, League of Legends (LOL), DOTA 2A, Ghostrunner, Half-Life: Alyx, Forza Horizon 4, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Monster Hunter World, Horizon Zero Dawn, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Control, NBA 2K20, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Battlefield V, Hitman 3.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	108.2	101.6
Valorant	122.9	115.5
Cyberpunk 2077	68.8	64.7
Apex Legends	115.5	108.6
Call of Duty Warzone	92.2	86.6
Overwatch	99.6	93.5
Red Dead Redemption 2	84.8	79.7
DOOM Eternal	61.5	57.7
Warzone	95.9	90.1
Assassin's Creed	103.3	97.0
Valheim	102.0	95.9

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 that were in the comparisons not only did they have different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. 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 compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

EPYC 7F32

22%

Ryzen 9 3900

67%

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 3900 is more energy efficient than the EPYC 7F32 since it has less power consumption: 180W vs. 65W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need to 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 plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, programming, streaming, video editing or video rendering, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum performance, the processor includes all threads and cores that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the software you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to run, 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 7F32	AMD Ryzen 9 3900
Cinbench 15 Single-core	67	196
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	2750	2922
Cinbench 20 Single-core	446	485
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	5829	6789
Cinbench 23 Single-core	308	1149
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	15159	16943

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

	AMD EPYC 7F32	AMD Ryzen 9 3900
Single-Core	2422	2627
Multi-Core	22236	30807

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

	AMD EPYC 7F32	AMD Ryzen 9 3900
Single-Core	1209	1324
Multi-Core	19778	13362

Comparison of specifications

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

	AMD EPYC 7F32	AMD Ryzen 9 3900
Announcement date	October 01, 2020	September 30, 2019
Type	Server	Desktop
Socket	SP3	AM4
Core name	Rome	Matisse
Architecture	Zen 2	Zen 2
Generation	2	2
Turbo Frequency	3.9 MHz	4.2 MHz
Frequency	3.7 MHz	3.1 MHz
Cores	8	12
Threads	16	24
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	38000 millions	7800 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	180 W	65 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4
Max. Memory
Memory Frequency		3200
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache		768KB
L2 cache		6MB
L3 cache	128MB	64MB
Overclocking	Yes	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	100-000000139 100-000000139WOF	100-000000072

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here EPYC 7F32 is 16% better than Ryzen 9 3900 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Ryzen 9 3900 has 4 more core than EPYC 7F32. 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 7F32 is better: 16
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 9 3900 is better: 17
Although it should be realized that the summary data in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should fully trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of of people who bought AMD EPYC 7F32 and AMD Ryzen 9 3900 before making a choice which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

• AMD EPYC 7F32 specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen 9 3900 specs and review.