EPYC 9825 vs Ryzen 5 6600U
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 5 6600U and EPYC 9825 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 742 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | AMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+) | no data |
| Power efficiency | 65.74 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Rembrandt-U (Zen 3+) (2022) | Turin (2024) |
| Release date | January 2022 (2 years ago) | 10 October 2024 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $13,006 |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 6600U and EPYC 9825 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) | 144 |
| Threads | 12 | 288 |
| Base clock speed | 2.9 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.5 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 16 MB (shared) | 384 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 6 nm | 3 nm |
| Die size | 208 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 6600U and EPYC 9825 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 | 2 |
| Socket | FP7 | SP5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 390 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 6600U and EPYC 9825. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 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 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 6600U and EPYC 9825 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 6600U and EPYC 9825. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon 660M ( - 1900 MHz) | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 6600U and EPYC 9825.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | 128 |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 6 | 144 |
| Threads | 12 | 288 |
| Chip lithography | 6 nm | 3 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 390 Watt |
Ryzen 5 6600U has 2500% lower power consumption.
EPYC 9825, on the other hand, has 2300% more physical cores and 2300% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Ryzen 5 6600U and EPYC 9825. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Ryzen 5 6600U is a notebook processor while EPYC 9825 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 6600U and EPYC 9825, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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