EPYC 9255 vs Ryzen 7 5700G

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 5700G and EPYC 9255 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	452	not rated
Place by popularity	45	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	27.78	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen 7	no data
Power efficiency	22.49	no data
Architecture codename	Cezanne (Zen 3) (2021)	Turin (2024)
Release date	13 April 2021 (3 years ago)	10 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$359	$2,495

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 5700G and EPYC 9255 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	8 (Octa-Core)	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	16	48
Base clock speed	3.8 GHz	3.25 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.6 GHz	4.8 GHz
Multiplier	38	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB	128 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	7 nm	4 nm
Die size	AM4 (1331) mm2	4x 70.6 mm2
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	95 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	33,260 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 5700G and EPYC 9255 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	AM4	SP5
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	200 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 5700G and EPYC 9255. 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	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 5700G and EPYC 9255 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 5700G and EPYC 9255. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR5
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.196 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 5000)

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 5700G and EPYC 9255.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	128

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	13 April 2021	10 October 2024
Physical cores	8	24
Threads	16	48
Chip lithography	7 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	200 Watt

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