Ryzen 5 PRO 220 vs EPYC 9224
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 9224 outperforms Ryzen 5 PRO 220 by a whopping 142% 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 | 214 | 766 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 15.52 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | AMD EPYC | AMD Hawk Point (Zen 4/4c) |
| Power efficiency | 5.78 | 17.09 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | TSMC | no data |
| Architecture codename | Genoa (2022−2023) | Hawk Point-U (Zen 4 + Zen 4c) (2023−2025) |
| Release date | 10 November 2022 (2 years ago) | 6 January 2025 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,825 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
EPYC 9224 and Ryzen 5 PRO 220 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 | 24 (Tetracosa-Core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 48 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| Multiplier | 25 | no data |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 384 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 6 MB |
| L3 cache | 64 MB (shared) | 16 MB |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm, 6 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | 4x 72 mm2 | 178 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 26,280 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on EPYC 9224 and Ryzen 5 PRO 220 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 | no data |
| Socket | SP5 | FP7/FP7r2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 200 Watt | 28 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 9224 and Ryzen 5 PRO 220. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | 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 9224 and Ryzen 5 PRO 220 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 9224 and Ryzen 5 PRO 220. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5-4800 | DDR5 |
| Maximum memory size | 6 TiB | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 460.8 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon 740M ( - 2800 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 9224 and Ryzen 5 PRO 220.
| PCIe version | 5.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 128 | no data |
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 | 27.35 | 11.32 |
| Recency | 10 November 2022 | 6 January 2025 |
| Physical cores | 24 | 6 |
| Threads | 48 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 200 Watt | 28 Watt |
EPYC 9224 has a 141.6% higher aggregate performance score, and 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads.
Ryzen 5 PRO 220, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 25% more advanced lithography process, and 614.3% lower power consumption.
The AMD EPYC 9224 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 220 in performance tests.
Be aware that EPYC 9224 is a server/workstation processor while Ryzen 5 PRO 220 is a notebook one.
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