EPYC 9654 vs Ryzen 5 1600X

General info

Comparing Ryzen 5 1600X and EPYC 9654 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	815	4
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	14.30	11.98
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	AMD EPYC
Architecture codename	Zen (2017−2020)	Genoa
Release date	11 April 2017 (7 years ago)	10 November 2022 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$249	$11,805
Current price	$140 (0.6x MSRP)	$3975 (0.3x MSRP)

Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 5 1600X has 19% better value for money than EPYC 9654.

Technical specs

Ryzen 5 1600X and EPYC 9654 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)	96
Threads	12	192
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	3.7 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	96K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	384 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm, 6 nm
Die size	192 mm2	12x 72 mm2
Number of transistors	4,800 million	78,840 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 1600X and EPYC 9654 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)	95 Watt	360 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 1600X and EPYC 9654. 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 9654 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 9654. 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	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 1600X and EPYC 9654.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
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.

EPYC 9654 outperforms Ryzen 5 1600X by 834% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Advantages and disadvantages

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Performance score	8.45	78.96
Recency	11 April 2017	10 November 2022
Physical cores	6	96
Threads	12	192
Cost	$249	$11805
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	360 Watt

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