AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS vs AMD EPYC 7451

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AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD EPYC 7451
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS AMD EPYC 7451

CPU comparison

AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS or AMD EPYC 7451 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.90 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS was released in Q2/2022.

The AMD EPYC 7451 has 24 cores with 48 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 7451 was released in Q3/2017.
AMD Ryzen 9 (35) Family AMD EPYC (129)
AMD Ryzen 6000H/7035H (20) CPU group AMD EPYC 7001 (12)
5 Generation 1
Rembrandt (Zen 3+) Architecture Naples (Zen)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS is 3.30 GHz (4.90 GHz) while the AMD EPYC 7451 has 24 CPU cores and 48 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD EPYC 7451 is at 2.30 GHz (3.20 GHz).

AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS Characteristic AMD EPYC 7451
8 Cores 24
16 Threads 48
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.30 GHz Frequency 2.30 GHz
4.90 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.20 GHz
4.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.90 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS Characteristic AMD EPYC 7451
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS or AMD EPYC 7451 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

AMD Radeon 680M GPU no iGPU
2.00 GHz GPU frequency --
2.40 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
9 GPU Generation --
6 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
12 Compute units --
768 Shader --
Yes Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
8 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

AMD Radeon 680M GPU no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS can use up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 76.8 GB/s. The AMD EPYC 7451 supports up to GB of memory in 8 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 170.6 GB/s.

AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS Characteristic AMD EPYC 7451
LPDDR5-6400, DDR5-4800 Memory DDR4-2666
64 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 8 (Octa Channel)
76.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 170.6 GB/s
No ECC Yes
4.00 MB L2 Cache --
16.00 MB L3 Cache 64.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 3.0
12 PCIe lanes 128
23.6 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 126.1 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS is 35 W, while the AMD EPYC 7451 has a TDP of 180 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS Characteristic AMD EPYC 7451
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 180 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
95 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS is manufactured in 6 nm and has 20.00 MB cache. The AMD EPYC 7451 is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 64.00 MB cache.

AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS Characteristic AMD EPYC 7451
6 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
FP7 Socket SP3
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2022 Release date Q3/2017
-- Release price 2400 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS (100%)
AMD EPYC 7451 (52%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS (83%)
AMD EPYC 7451 (96%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS
8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz
1611 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7451 AMD EPYC 7451
24C 48T @ 3.20 GHz
884 (55%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz
9435 (64%)
AMD EPYC 7451 AMD EPYC 7451
24C 48T @ 2.90 GHz
14671 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS
8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz
642 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7451 AMD EPYC 7451
24C 48T @ 3.20 GHz
317 (49%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz
5711 (84%)
AMD EPYC 7451 AMD EPYC 7451
24C 48T @ 2.90 GHz
6768 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz
23310 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7451 AMD EPYC 7451
24C 48T @ 2.90 GHz
20479 (88%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS
8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz
1662 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7451 AMD EPYC 7451
24C 48T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz
14670 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7451 AMD EPYC 7451
24C 48T @ 2.90 GHz
0 (0%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS
AMD Radeon 680M @ 2.40 GHz
3686 (100%)
AMD EPYC 7451 AMD EPYC 7451
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS
8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD EPYC 7451 AMD EPYC 7451
24C 48T @ 3.20 GHz
141 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD EPYC 7451 AMD EPYC 7451
24C 48T @ 2.90 GHz
3277 (100%)

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