EPYC 9965 vs Ryzen 5 2600H

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 2600H and EPYC 9965 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1215	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	no data
Power efficiency	31.80	no data
Architecture codename	Raven Ridge (2017−2018)	Turin (2024)
Release date	30 May 2018 (6 years ago)	10 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$14,813

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 2600H and EPYC 9965 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	4 (Quad-Core)	192
Threads	8	384
Base clock speed	3.3 GHz	2.25 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	3.7 GHz
Multiplier	32	no data
L1 cache	128K (per core)	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	384 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	3 nm
Die size	246 mm2	no data
Number of transistors	4950 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 2600H and EPYC 9965 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	FP5	SP5
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	500 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2600H and EPYC 9965. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Precision Boost 2	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 2600H and EPYC 9965 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 2600H and EPYC 9965. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	DDR5
Maximum memory size	32 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.196 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2600H and EPYC 9965.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	12	128

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	30 May 2018	10 October 2024
Physical cores	4	192
Threads	8	384
Chip lithography	14 nm	3 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	500 Watt

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