EPYC 9015 vs Ryzen 5 2600X

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 2600X and EPYC 9015 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking858not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation9.88no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5no data
Power efficiency8.73no data
Architecture codenameZen+ (2018−2019)Turin (2024)
Release date13 April 2018 (6 years ago)10 October 2024 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)$229$527

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 2600X and EPYC 9015 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1216
Base clock speed3.6 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz4.1 GHz
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier36no data
L1 cache576 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache3 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography12 nm4 nm
Die size213 mm22x 70.6 mm2
Number of transistors4800 Million16,630 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 2600X and EPYC 9015 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)2
SocketAM4SP5
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2600X and EPYC 9015. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsSSE4.2, SSE4A, AMD-V, AES, AVX2, FMA3, SHAno data
AES-NI++
AVX++
Precision Boost 2++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 2600X and EPYC 9015 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 2600X and EPYC 9015. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR5
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth46.933 GB/sno data
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 2600X and EPYC 9015.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes20128

Pros & cons summary


Recency 13 April 2018 10 October 2024
Physical cores 6 8
Threads 12 16
Chip lithography 12 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 125 Watt

Ryzen 5 2600X has 31.6% lower power consumption.

EPYC 9015, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, and a 200% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 5 2600X and EPYC 9015. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Ryzen 5 2600X is a desktop processor while EPYC 9015 is a server/workstation one.


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