EPYC 7203 vs Ryzen 5 2600

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 2600 and EPYC 7203 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	900	not rated
Place by popularity	22	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	10.45	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	no data
Power efficiency	12.09	no data
Architecture codename	Pinnacle Riege (Zen+) (2018)	Milan (2021−2023)
Release date	13 April 2018 (6 years ago)	5 September 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	$338

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 2600 and EPYC 7203 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	12	16
Base clock speed	3.4 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	3.4 GHz
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	34	no data
L1 cache	576 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	12 nm	7 nm
Die size	213 mm2	2x 81 mm2
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	no data
Number of transistors	4800 Million	8,300 million
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 2600 and EPYC 7203 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)	65 Watt	120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and EPYC 7203. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	+
Precision Boost 2	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and EPYC 7203 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 2600 and EPYC 7203. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4
Maximum memory size	128 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	46.933 GB/s	no data
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 2600 and EPYC 7203.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	20	128

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	13 April 2018	5 September 2023
Physical cores	6	8
Threads	12	16
Chip lithography	12 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	120 Watt

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