EPYC 7662 vs Apple M5 Pro 18-Core
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 7662 outperforms M5 Pro 18-Core by a significant 27% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 182 | 95 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | no data | AMD EPYC |
| Power efficiency | no data | 7.77 |
| Designer | Apple | AMD |
| Architecture codename | no data | Zen 2 (2019−2020) |
| Release date | 3 March 2026 (less than a year ago) | 19 February 2020 (6 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Basic parameters of M5 Pro 18-Core and EPYC 7662: 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 | 18 (Octadeca-Core) | 64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core) |
| Threads | 18 | 128 |
| Base clock speed | 3.048 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.61 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Multiplier | no data | 20 |
| L1 cache | no data | 4 MB |
| L2 cache | 32 MB | 32 MB |
| L3 cache | 24 MB | 256 MB |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 7 nm, 14 nm |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | + |
Compatibility
Information on M5 Pro 18-Core and EPYC 7662 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.
| Socket | no data | Socket SP3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 225 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M5 Pro 18-Core and EPYC 7662. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by M5 Pro 18-Core and EPYC 7662 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M5 Pro 18-Core and EPYC 7662. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4-3200 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4 TiB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 8 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 204.763 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 33.28 | 42.23 |
| Recency | 3 March 2026 | 19 February 2020 |
| Physical cores | 18 | 64 |
| Threads | 18 | 128 |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 7 nm |
Apple M5 Pro 18-Core has an age advantage of 6 years, and a 133% more advanced lithography process.
EPYC 7662, on the other hand, has a 27% higher aggregate performance score, and 256% more physical cores and 611% more threads.
The AMD EPYC 7662 is our recommended choice as it beats the Apple M5 Pro 18-Core in performance tests.
Be aware that Apple M5 Pro 18-Core is a notebook processor while EPYC 7662 is a server/workstation one.
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