EPYC 72F3 vs Ryzen 5 2600E
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 72F3 outperforms Ryzen 5 2600E by a whopping 131% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1036 | 400 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 4.46 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 5 | AMD EPYC |
| Power efficiency | 10.80 | 9.03 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | GlobalFoundries | TSMC |
| Architecture codename | Zen+ (2018−2019) | Milan (2021−2023) |
| Release date | 10 September 2018 (6 years ago) | 12 January 2021 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $2,468 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 2600E and EPYC 72F3 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 | 3.1 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4 GHz | 4.1 GHz |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 31 | 37 |
| L1 cache | 576 KB | 512 KB |
| L2 cache | 3 MB | 4 MB |
| L3 cache | 16 MB (shared) | 256 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 7 nm+ |
| Die size | 213 mm2 | 8x 81 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 4800 Million | 33,200 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 2600E and EPYC 72F3 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) | 45 Watt | 180 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2600E and EPYC 72F3. 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 2600E and EPYC 72F3 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 2600E and EPYC 72F3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Dual-channel | DDR4-3200 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | 4 TiB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 46.933 GB/s | 204.795 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | - | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2600E and EPYC 72F3.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| 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.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 7.34 | 16.99 |
| Recency | 10 September 2018 | 12 January 2021 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 8 |
| Threads | 12 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 180 Watt |
Ryzen 5 2600E has 300% lower power consumption.
EPYC 72F3, on the other hand, has a 131.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, and a 71.4% more advanced lithography process.
The AMD EPYC 72F3 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Ryzen 5 2600E in performance tests.
Note that Ryzen 5 2600E is a desktop processor while EPYC 72F3 is a server/workstation one.
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