EPYC 9124 vs Ryzen 5 5600H

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 5600H
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 45 Watt
10.66
EPYC 9124
2022
16 cores / 32 threads, 200 Watt
27.79
+161%

EPYC 9124 outperforms Ryzen 5 5600H by a whopping 161% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 5600H and EPYC 9124 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking738172
Place by popularity43not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data22.54
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesAMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)AMD EPYC
Power efficiency22.4013.14
Architecture codenameCezanne-H (Zen 3) (2021)Genoa (2022−2023)
Release date12 January 2021 (3 years ago)10 November 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,083

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 5600H and EPYC 9124 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)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads1232
Base clock speed3.3 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz3.7 GHz
Multiplier3330
L1 cache384 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache3 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm5 nm, 6 nm
Die sizeno data4x 72 mm2
Number of transistorsno data26,280 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 5600H and EPYC 9124 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 configurationno data2
SocketFP6SP5
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt200 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 5600H and EPYC 9124. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEno data
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 5600H and EPYC 9124 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 5600H and EPYC 9124. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5-4800
Maximum memory sizeno data6 TiB
Maximum memory bandwidthno data460.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 7 ( - 1800 MHz)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 5600H and EPYC 9124.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data128

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Ryzen 5 5600H 10.66
EPYC 9124 27.79
+161%

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.

Ryzen 5 5600H 16932
EPYC 9124 44137
+161%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Ryzen 5 5600H 1604
EPYC 9124 1851
+15.4%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Ryzen 5 5600H 5787
EPYC 9124 13075
+126%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.66 27.79
Recency 12 January 2021 10 November 2022
Physical cores 6 16
Threads 12 32
Chip lithography 7 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 200 Watt

Ryzen 5 5600H has 344.4% lower power consumption.

EPYC 9124, on the other hand, has a 160.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 166.7% more physical cores and 166.7% more threads, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The EPYC 9124 is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 5600H in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 5 5600H is a notebook processor while EPYC 9124 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 5600H and EPYC 9124, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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