EPYC 9454 vs Ryzen 5 1600

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 1600 and EPYC 9454 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	948	17
Place by popularity	44	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.52	7.47
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	AMD EPYC
Power efficiency	11.25	19.64
Architecture codename	Zen 2 (2017−2020)	Genoa (2022−2023)
Release date	11 April 2017 (7 years ago)	10 November 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$219	$5,225

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 9454 has 65% better value for money than Ryzen 5 1600.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 1600 and EPYC 9454 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)	48 (Octatetraconta-Core)
Threads	12	96
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	2.75 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	3.8 GHz
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	32	27.5
L1 cache	96K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm, 6 nm
Die size	192 mm2	8x 72 mm2
Number of transistors	4,800 million	52,560 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 1600 and EPYC 9454 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
Socket	AM4	SP5
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	290 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and EPYC 9454. 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	+	+
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and EPYC 9454 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 9454. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	64 GB	6 TiB
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	460.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 1600 and EPYC 9454.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	7.73	60.17
Recency	11 April 2017	10 November 2022
Physical cores	6	48
Threads	12	96
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	290 Watt

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