Ryzen 5 PRO 230 vs EPYC 7272

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	477	640
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	11.27	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	AMD EPYC	AMD Hawk Point (Zen 4/4c)
Power efficiency	12.53	43.81
Designer	AMD	AMD
Manufacturer	TSMC	no data
Architecture codename	Zen 2 (2017−2020)	Hawk Point-U (Zen 4) (2023−2025)
Release date	7 August 2019 (5 years ago)	6 January 2025 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$625	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7272 and Ryzen 5 PRO 230 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	12 (Dodeca-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	24	12
Base clock speed	2.9 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	4.9 GHz
Multiplier	29	no data
L1 cache	96 KB (per core)	384 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	6 MB
L3 cache	64 MB (shared)	16 MB
Chip lithography	7 nm, 14 nm	4 nm
Die size	192 mm2	178 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Number of transistors	3,800 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7272 and Ryzen 5 PRO 230 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	2 (Multiprocessor)	no data
Socket	SP3	FP7/FP7r2/FP8
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7272 and Ryzen 5 PRO 230. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Ryzen AI, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Precision Boost 2	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7272 and Ryzen 5 PRO 230 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7272 and Ryzen 5 PRO 230. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Eight-channel	DDR5
Maximum memory size	4 TiB	no data
Max memory channels	8	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	204.763 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

AMD Radeon 760M ( - 2600 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7272 and Ryzen 5 PRO 230.

PCIe version	4.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	128	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	15.68	12.99
Recency	7 August 2019	6 January 2025
Physical cores	12	6
Threads	24	12
Chip lithography	7 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	28 Watt

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