EPYC 9645 vs Ryzen 5 5500

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 5500 and EPYC 9645 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking637not rated
Place by popularity1not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation51.84no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency17.75no data
Architecture codenameCezanne (2021−2024)Turin (2024)
Release date4 April 2022 (2 years ago)10 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$159$11,048

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 5500 and EPYC 9645 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)96
Threads12192
Base clock speed3.6 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz3.7 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm3 nm
Die size180 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)95 °Cno data
Number of transistors10,700 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 5500 and EPYC 9645 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 configuration12
SocketAM4SP5
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt320 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 5500 and EPYC 9645. 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 5500 and EPYC 9645 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 5500 and EPYC 9645. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 5500 and EPYC 9645.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanesno data128

Pros & cons summary


Recency 4 April 2022 10 October 2024
Physical cores 6 96
Threads 12 192
Chip lithography 7 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 320 Watt

Ryzen 5 5500 has 392.3% lower power consumption.

EPYC 9645, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, 1500% more physical cores and 1500% more threads, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 5 5500 and EPYC 9645. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Ryzen 5 5500 is a desktop processor while EPYC 9645 is a server/workstation one.


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