Ryzen 5 5560U vs EPYC 7662
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 7662 outperforms Ryzen 5 5560U by a whopping 376% 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 | 79 | 989 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | AMD EPYC | Ryzen 5 |
| Power efficiency | 7.74 | 24.41 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | no data | TSMC |
| Architecture codename | Zen 2 (2017−2020) | Cezanne-U (Zen 3) (2021) |
| Release date | 19 February 2020 (5 years ago) | 1 December 2021 (3 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
EPYC 7662 and Ryzen 5 5560U 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 | 64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 128 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 2 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Multiplier | 20 | no data |
| L1 cache | 4 MB | 384 KB |
| L2 cache | 32 MB | 3 MB |
| L3 cache | 256 MB | 8 MB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm, 14 nm | 7 nm |
| Die size | no data | 180 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 105 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 10,700 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on EPYC 7662 and Ryzen 5 5560U 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | Socket SP3 | FP6 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 225 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7662 and Ryzen 5 5560U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | 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 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7662 and Ryzen 5 5560U are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7662 and Ryzen 5 5560U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-3200 | DDR4-3200, LPDDR4X-4267 |
| 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 | no data | AMD Radeon Graphics |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7662 and Ryzen 5 5560U.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 8 |
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 | 41.00 | 8.62 |
| Recency | 19 February 2020 | 1 December 2021 |
| Physical cores | 64 | 6 |
| Threads | 128 | 12 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 225 Watt | 15 Watt |
EPYC 7662 has a 375.6% higher aggregate performance score, and 966.7% more physical cores and 966.7% more threads.
Ryzen 5 5560U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 1400% lower power consumption.
The AMD EPYC 7662 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Ryzen 5 5560U in performance tests.
Be aware that EPYC 7662 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 5560U is a notebook one.
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