Ryzen 5 5500U vs EPYC 7H12

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Aggregate performance score

EPYC 7H12
2019
64 cores / 128 threads, 280 Watt
44.00
+435%
Ryzen 5 5500U
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 15 Watt
8.22

EPYC 7H12 outperforms Ryzen 5 5500U by a whopping 435% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking47916
Place by popularitynot in top-10014
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesAMD EPYCAMD Lucienne (Zen 2, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency14.8151.64
Architecture codenameZen 2 (2017−2020)Lucienne-U (Zen 2) (2021)
Release date18 September 2019 (5 years ago)12 January 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7H12 and Ryzen 5 5500U 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 cores64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads12812
Base clock speed2.6 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz4 GHz
Multiplier2621
L1 cache96K (per core)384 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)3 MB
L3 cache256 MB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm, 14 nm7 nm
Die size192 mm2156 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistors4,800 million9,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7H12 and Ryzen 5 5500U 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketTR4FP6
Power consumption (TDP)280 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

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

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, 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++
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

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

AMD-V++

Memory specs

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

Supported memory typesDDR4 Eight-channelDDR4
Maximum memory size4 TiB64 GB
Max memory channels8no data
Maximum memory bandwidth204.763 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon Vega 7

Peripherals

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

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


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.

EPYC 7H12 44.00
+435%
Ryzen 5 5500U 8.22

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

EPYC 7H12 69633
+435%
Ryzen 5 5500U 13016

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 44.00 8.22
Recency 18 September 2019 12 January 2021
Physical cores 64 6
Threads 128 12
Power consumption (TDP) 280 Watt 15 Watt

EPYC 7H12 has a 435.3% higher aggregate performance score, and 966.7% more physical cores and 966.7% more threads.

Ryzen 5 5500U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 1766.7% lower power consumption.

The EPYC 7H12 is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 5500U in performance tests.

Be aware that EPYC 7H12 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 5500U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between EPYC 7H12 and Ryzen 5 5500U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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