Ryzen 5 5500 vs EPYC 7H12

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7H12 and Ryzen 5 5500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	48	637
Place by popularity	not in top-100	1
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	51.90
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	AMD EPYC	no data
Power efficiency	14.82	17.78
Architecture codename	Zen 2 (2017−2020)	Cezanne (2021−2024)
Release date	18 September 2019 (5 years ago)	4 April 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$159

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7H12 and Ryzen 5 5500 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	64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	128	12
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.3 GHz	4.2 GHz
Multiplier	26	no data
L1 cache	4 MB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	32 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	256 MB (shared)	16 MB
Chip lithography	7 nm, 14 nm	7 nm
Die size	192 mm2	180 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	95 °C
Number of transistors	4,800 million	10,700 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	+

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7H12 and Ryzen 5 5500 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 (Multiprocessor)	1
Socket	TR4	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	280 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7H12 and Ryzen 5 5500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Precision Boost 2	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7H12 and Ryzen 5 5500 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7H12 and Ryzen 5 5500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Eight-channel	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	4 TiB	no data
Max memory channels	8	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	204.763 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7H12 and Ryzen 5 5500.

PCIe version

no data

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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	43.84	12.21
Recency	18 September 2019	4 April 2022
Physical cores	64	6
Threads	128	12
Power consumption (TDP)	280 Watt	65 Watt

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