EPYC 7272 vs Ryzen 5 2600E
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 5 2600E and EPYC 7272 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 419 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 12.34 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 5 | AMD EPYC |
| Power efficiency | no data | 12.49 |
| Architecture codename | Zen+ (2018−2019) | Zen 2 (2017−2020) |
| Release date | 10 September 2018 (6 years ago) | 7 August 2019 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $625 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 2600E and EPYC 7272 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) | 12 (Dodeca-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 24 |
| Base clock speed | 3.1 GHz | 2.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 31 | 29 |
| L1 cache | 576 KB | 96 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 3 MB | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 16 MB (shared) | 64 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 7 nm, 14 nm |
| Die size | 213 mm2 | 192 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 4800 Million | 3,800 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 2600E and EPYC 7272 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 (Uniprocessor) | 2 (Multiprocessor) |
| Socket | AM4 | SP3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 120 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2600E and EPYC 7272. 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 Ryzen 5 2600E and EPYC 7272 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 2600E and EPYC 7272. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Dual-channel | DDR4 Eight-channel |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | 4 TiB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 8 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 46.933 GB/s | 204.763 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | - | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2600E and EPYC 7272.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | 128 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 10 September 2018 | 7 August 2019 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 12 |
| Threads | 12 | 24 |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 120 Watt |
Ryzen 5 2600E has 166.7% lower power consumption.
EPYC 7272, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 months, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 71.4% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Ryzen 5 2600E and EPYC 7272. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Ryzen 5 2600E is a desktop processor while EPYC 7272 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 2600E and EPYC 7272, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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