EPYC 7343 vs Ryzen 5 2600E

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 2600E and EPYC 7343 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	172
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	13.86
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	AMD EPYC
Power efficiency	no data	13.60
Architecture codename	Zen+ (2018−2019)	Milan (2021−2023)
Release date	10 September 2018 (6 years ago)	12 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$1,565

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 2600E and EPYC 7343 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)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	12	32
Base clock speed	3.1 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	3.9 GHz
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	31	32
L1 cache	576 KB	1 MB
L2 cache	3 MB	8 MB
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	128 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	12 nm	7 nm+
Die size	213 mm2	4x 81 mm2
Number of transistors	4800 Million	16,600 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 2600E and EPYC 7343 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	190 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2600E and EPYC 7343. 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 7343 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 2600E and EPYC 7343. 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

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N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2600E and EPYC 7343.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	20	128

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	10 September 2018	12 January 2021
Physical cores	6	16
Threads	12	32
Chip lithography	12 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	190 Watt

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