EPYC 7301 vs Ryzen 5 5560U
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 5560U outperforms EPYC 7301 by a minimal 1% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1039 | 1049 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 1.36 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | Ryzen 5 | AMD EPYC |
| Power efficiency | 24.44 | 2.13 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | TSMC | no data |
| Architecture codename | Cezanne-U (Zen 3) (2021) | Naples (2017−2018) |
| Release date | 1 December 2021 (4 years ago) | 20 June 2017 (8 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $825 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 5560U and EPYC 7301 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 | 2.3 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Multiplier | no data | 22 |
| L1 cache | 384 KB | 1.5 MB |
| L2 cache | 3 MB | 8 MB |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 64 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 180 mm2 | 213 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 10,700 million | 19200 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 5560U and EPYC 7301 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 | 2 (Multiprocessor) |
| Socket | FP6 | TR4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 155 W, 170 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 5560U and EPYC 7301. 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 | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 5560U and EPYC 7301 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 5560U and EPYC 7301. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-3200, LPDDR4X-4267 | DDR4 Eight-channel |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 2 TiB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 8 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 170.671 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon Graphics | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 5560U and EPYC 7301.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 8 | 128 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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 | 8.69 | 8.57 |
| Recency | 1 December 2021 | 20 June 2017 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 16 |
| Threads | 12 | 32 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 155 Watt |
Ryzen 5 5560U has a 1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 933% lower power consumption.
EPYC 7301, on the other hand, has 167% more physical cores and 167% more threads.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between AMD Ryzen 5 5560U and AMD EPYC 7301.
Be aware that Ryzen 5 5560U is a notebook processor while EPYC 7301 is a server/workstation one.
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