EPYC 9565 vs i7-5820K

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-5820K and EPYC 9565 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1085	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.19	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Power efficiency	4.17	no data
Architecture codename	Haswell-E (2014)	Turin (2024)
Release date	1 September 2014 (10 years ago)	10 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$410	$10,486

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i7-5820K and EPYC 9565 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 cores	6 (Hexa-Core)	72 (Doheptaconta-Core)
Threads	12	144
Base clock speed	3.3 GHz	3.15 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	4.3 GHz
Bus rate	0 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	15 MB (shared)	384 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	4 nm
Die size	356 mm2	12x 70.6 mm2
Maximum core temperature	67 °C	no data
Number of transistors	2,600 million	99,780 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-5820K and EPYC 9565 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 configuration	1	2
Socket	FCLGA2011	SP5
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	400 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-5820K and EPYC 9565. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Smart Response	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Core i7-5820K and EPYC 9565 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-5820K and EPYC 9565 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 i7-5820K and EPYC 9565. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR5
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-5820K and EPYC 9565.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	28	128

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 September 2014	10 October 2024
Physical cores	6	72
Threads	12	144
Chip lithography	22 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	400 Watt

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