Ryzen 5 5600G vs EPYC 7663

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7663 and Ryzen 5 5600G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	31	610
Place by popularity	not in top-100	18
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.64	28.07
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	AMD EPYC	AMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency	20.38	18.21
Architecture codename	Milan (2021−2023)	Cezanne (2021−2024)
Release date	15 March 2021 (3 years ago)	13 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$6,366	$259

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 5 5600G has 505% better value for money than EPYC 7663.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7663 and Ryzen 5 5600G 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	56 (Hexapentaconta-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	112	12
Base clock speed	2 GHz	3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.5 GHz	4.4 GHz
Multiplier	20	39
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	256 MB (shared)	16 MB
Chip lithography	7 nm+	7 nm
Die size	8x 81 mm2	AM4 (1331) mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	95 °C
Number of transistors	33,200 million	10,700 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7663 and Ryzen 5 5600G 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	2	1
Socket	SP3	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	240 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7663 and Ryzen 5 5600G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7663 and Ryzen 5 5600G are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7663 and Ryzen 5 5600G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4
Maximum memory size	4 TiB	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	204.795 GB/s	51.196 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

AMD Radeon Vega 7

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7663 and Ryzen 5 5600G.

PCIe version	4.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	128	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	51.68	12.51
Physical cores	56	6
Threads	112	12
Power consumption (TDP)	240 Watt	65 Watt

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