EPYC 7443 vs Ryzen 5 5600U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 5600U
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 15 Watt
9.70
EPYC 7443
2021
24 cores / 48 threads, 200 Watt
35.63
+267%

EPYC 7443 outperforms Ryzen 5 5600U by a whopping 267% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 5600U and EPYC 7443 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking793105
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data15.96
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesAMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)AMD EPYC
Power efficiency61.2016.86
Architecture codenameCezanne-U (Zen 3) (2021)Milan (2021−2023)
Release date12 January 2021 (3 years ago)15 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$2,010

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 5600U and EPYC 7443 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)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads1248
Base clock speed2.3 GHz2.85 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz4 GHz
Multiplier2328.5
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)128 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm7 nm+
Die size180 mm24x 81 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors10,700 million16,600 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 5600U and EPYC 7443 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 configuration12
SocketFP6SP3
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt200 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 5600U and EPYC 7443. 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++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 5600U and EPYC 7443 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 5600U and EPYC 7443. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data4 TiB
Maximum memory bandwidthno data204.795 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 7 ( - 1800 MHz)N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 5600U and EPYC 7443.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes8128

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 5600U 9.70
EPYC 7443 35.63
+267%

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 5600U 15412
EPYC 7443 56601
+267%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.70 35.63
Recency 12 January 2021 15 March 2021
Physical cores 6 24
Threads 12 48
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 200 Watt

Ryzen 5 5600U has 1233.3% lower power consumption.

EPYC 7443, on the other hand, has a 267.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 months, and 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

The EPYC 7443 is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 5600U in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 5 5600U is a notebook processor while EPYC 7443 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 5600U and EPYC 7443, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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