EPYC 9825 vs 5 120U

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Primary details

Comparing Core 5 120U and EPYC 9825 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking751not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesRaptor Lake-Uno data
Power efficiency65.55no data
Architecture codenameRaptor Lake-U Refresh (2024)Turin (2024)
Release date8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)10 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$13,006

Detailed specifications

Core 5 120U and EPYC 9825 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores10 (Deca-Core)144
Threads12288
Base clock speed1.4 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed5 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus rate55 MHzno data
L1 cache80 KB (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache1.25 MB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache12 MB (shared)384 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nm3 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Core 5 120U and EPYC 9825 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration12
SocketFCBGA1744SP5
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt390 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 5 120U and EPYC 9825. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Core 5 120U and EPYC 9825 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 5 120U and EPYC 9825 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 5 120U and EPYC 9825. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-5200, DDR4-3200, LPDDR4x-4267DDR5
Maximum memory size96 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® GraphicsN/A
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency1.25 GHzno data
Execution Units80no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 5 120U and EPYC 9825 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported4no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core 5 120U and EPYC 9825 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2304 @ 60Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096 x 2304 @ 120Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort7680 x 4320 @ 60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core 5 120U and EPYC 9825 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12.1no data
OpenGL4.6no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 5 120U and EPYC 9825.

PCIe version4.05.0
PCI Express lanes8128

Pros & cons summary


Recency 8 January 2024 10 October 2024
Physical cores 10 144
Threads 12 288
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 390 Watt

5 120U has 2500% lower power consumption.

EPYC 9825, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 months, and 1340% more physical cores and 2300% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Core 5 120U and EPYC 9825. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core 5 120U is a notebook processor while EPYC 9825 is a server/workstation one.


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