EPYC 7542 vs Ryzen 5 1600X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 1600X and EPYC 7542 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	914	162
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.24	5.12
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	AMD EPYC
Power efficiency	8.18	11.91
Architecture codename	Zen (2017−2020)	Zen 2 (2017−2020)
Release date	16 March 2017 (7 years ago)	7 August 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$249	$3,400

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 7542 has 21% better value for money than Ryzen 5 1600X.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 1600X and EPYC 7542 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)	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads	12	64
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	3.4 GHz
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	36	29
L1 cache	576 KB	2 MB
L2 cache	3 MB	16 MB
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	128 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm, 14 nm
Die size	213 mm2	192 mm2
Number of transistors	4800 Million	4,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 1600X and EPYC 7542 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	SP3
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	225 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 1600X and EPYC 7542. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 1600X and EPYC 7542 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 1600X and EPYC 7542. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4 Eight-channel
Maximum memory size	64 GB	4 TiB
Max memory channels	2	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	204.763 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 1600X and EPYC 7542.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	24	no data

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	8.25	28.44
Recency	16 March 2017	7 August 2019
Physical cores	6	32
Threads	12	64
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	225 Watt

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