AMD Ryzen 9 7900X vs AMD EPYC 7502

Processor comparisons 28-09-2022

   If you have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the comprehensive tests AMD Ryzen 9 7900X vs AMD EPYC 7502 and decide which is better for games or normal use for rendering, machine learning, streaming, video editing, programming. Here you can find all information from real video editing and streaming tests or many benchmarks. A careful review of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in software tests such as PCMark 10, Gears 5, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), RealBench, Dolphin Emulator, AIDA64, Prime95, MATLAB, WPrime, PassMark, Blender, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, SuperPi, Furmark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, 3DMark, 7zip, UserBenchmark, VeraCrypt, Blender, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Handbrake.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

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

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD EPYC 7502 or AMD Ryzen 9 7900X.

Summary benchmark results

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

Ryzen 9 7900X

66%

EPYC 7502

66%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 9 7900X

62%

EPYC 7502

73%

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 this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a small game result, 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: NBA 2K20, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Ghostrunner, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Metro Exodus, Monster Hunter World, DOTA 2A, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Half-Life: Alyx, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Control, Forza Horizon 4, Battlefield V, Hitman 3, Horizon Zero Dawn, League of Legends (LOL).

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	110.0	129.9
Valorant	125.1	147.7
Cyberpunk 2077	70.0	82.7
Apex Legends	117.5	138.8
Call of Duty Warzone	93.8	110.7
Overwatch	101.3	119.6
Red Dead Redemption 2	86.3	101.9
DOOM Eternal	62.5	73.8
Warzone	97.5	115.2
Assassin's Creed	105.0	124.0
Valheim	103.8	122.6

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 amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. Therefore, 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

Ryzen 9 7900X

42%

EPYC 7502

17%

To make a final 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 9 7900X is more energy efficient than the EPYC 7502 since it has less power consumption: 170W vs. 180W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful 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 streaming, machine learning, video editing or video rendering, programming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum performance, the processor uses all threads and cores that it has. 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 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 Ryzen 9 7900X	AMD EPYC 7502
Cinbench 15 Single-core	310	160
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	5138	6608
Cinbench 20 Single-core	749	391
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	12290	14007
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1918	740
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	33781	36424

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

	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	AMD EPYC 7502
Single-Core	4063	2094
Multi-Core	54482	53430

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

	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	AMD EPYC 7502
Single-Core	2172	939
Multi-Core	21612	41117

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 Ryzen 9 7900X	AMD EPYC 7502
Announcement date	September 27, 2022	October 01, 2020
Type	Desktop	Server
Socket	AM5	SP3
Core name	Raphael	Rome
Architecture	Zen 4	Zen 2
Generation	5	2
Turbo Frequency	5.6 MHz	3.4 MHz
Frequency	4.7 MHz	2.5 MHz
Cores	12	32
Threads	24	64
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	5 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	12600 millions	64000 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	170 W	180 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4
Max. Memory
Memory Frequency	3200
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache	768KB
L2 cache	12MB
L3 cache	64MB	128MB
Overclocking	Yes	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	100-000000589	100-000000054 100-100000054WOF

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 9 7900X is 46% better than EPYC 7502 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that EPYC 7502 has 20 more core than Ryzen 9 7900X. 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 Ryzen 9 7900X is better: 16
The number of parameters for which AMD EPYC 7502 is better: 18
However, it should be realized that all the figures in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should fully trust a simple comparison of these figures. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of of people who bought AMD Ryzen 9 7900X and AMD EPYC 7502 before deciding which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - all data

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

• AMD Ryzen 9 7900X specs and review.

• AMD EPYC 7502 specs and review.