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EPYC 7551 vs Ryzen 9 5900X

EPYC 7551 vs Ryzen 9 5900X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms EPYC 7551 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 1225 days newer than EPYC 7551.

Advantages of AMD EPYC 7551

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 64 vs 24 threads

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

  • Performs up to 19% better in Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition than EPYC 7551 - 258 vs 217 FPS
  • Consumes up to 42% less energy than AMD EPYC 7551 - 105 vs 180 Watts
This is a free version of Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition.
Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition

Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Highest

AMD EPYC 7551 Logo
EPYC 7551

Server/Workstation • Jun 29th, 2017


FPS

217

84%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

258

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.03/FPS

100%

Price, €

€265.77

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor

Buy for 265.77 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 33 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Highest

AMD EPYC 7551 Logo
EPYC 7551

Server/Workstation • Jun 29th, 2017

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD EPYC 7551 Logo
EPYC 7551

Server/Workstation • Jun 29th, 2017


Single-Core

942

43%

Multi-Core

5942

50%

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2179

100%

Multi-Core

11883

100%

AMD EPYC 7551 Logo

AMD EPYC 7551

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

Jun 29th, 2017Release Date
Nov 5th, 2020
EPYCCollectionRyzen 9
NaplesCodenameVermeer
AMD Socket SP3SocketAMD Socket AM4
Server
Segment
Desktop
32
Cores12
64
Threads24
2.0 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
2.5 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.8 GHz
180 WTDP
105 W
14 nmProcess Size
7 nm
20.0xMultiplier
37.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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