EPYC 7281 vs Ryzen 5 1600

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 1600 and EPYC 7281 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	858	471
Place by popularity	53	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	12.34	3.57
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	AMD EPYC
Architecture codename	Zen (2017−2020)	Naples (2017−2018)
Release date	11 April 2017 (7 years ago)	29 June 2017 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$219	$650
Current price	$140 (0.6x MSRP)	$1299 (2x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 5 1600 has 246% better value for money than EPYC 7281.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 1600 and EPYC 7281 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	12	32
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	2.7 GHz
L1 cache	96K (per core)	96K (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	192 mm2	192 mm2
Number of transistors	4,800 million	4,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 1600 and EPYC 7281 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 (Uniprocessor)	2 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	AM4	TR4
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	170 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and EPYC 7281. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and EPYC 7281 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and EPYC 7281. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4 Eight-channel
Maximum memory size	64 GB	2 TiB
Max memory channels	2	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	170.671 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and EPYC 7281.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	20	128

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

EPYC 7281 outperforms Ryzen 5 1600 by 76% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	7.94	13.98
Recency	11 April 2017	29 June 2017
Physical cores	6	16
Threads	12	32
Cost	$219	$650
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	170 Watt

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