EPYC 74F3 vs Ryzen 5 1600X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 1600X and EPYC 74F3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	887	72
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	5.13	10.40
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	AMD EPYC
Architecture codename	Zen (2017−2020)	Milan (2021−2023)
Release date	16 March 2017 (7 years ago)	12 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$249	$2,900

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 74F3 has 103% better value for money than Ryzen 5 1600X.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 1600X and EPYC 74F3 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)	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	12	48
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	4 GHz
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	36	32
L1 cache	576 KB	1536 KB
L2 cache	3 MB	12 MB
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm+
Die size	213 mm2	4x 81 mm2
Number of transistors	4800 Million	33,200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 1600X and EPYC 74F3 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	SP3
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	240 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 1600X and EPYC 74F3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 1600X and EPYC 74F3 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 1600X and EPYC 74F3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	64 GB	4 TiB
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	204.795 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

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N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 1600X and EPYC 74F3.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	24	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.

Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	8.44	39.22
Recency	16 March 2017	12 January 2021
Physical cores	6	24
Threads	12	48
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	240 Watt

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