EPYC 9124 vs Ryzen 7 5825C
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 7 5825C and EPYC 9124 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 173 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 21.23 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | AMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000) | AMD EPYC |
| Power efficiency | no data | 13.10 |
| Architecture codename | Barcelo (Zen 3) (2022−2023) | Genoa (2022−2023) |
| Release date | 5 May 2022 (2 years ago) | 10 November 2022 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $1,083 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 7 5825C 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 cores | 8 (Octa-Core) | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 32 |
| Base clock speed | 2 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.5 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Multiplier | no data | 30 |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 1 MB |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 16 MB |
| L3 cache | 16 MB (shared) | 64 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 5 nm, 6 nm |
| Die size | 180 mm2 | 4x 72 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 10,700 million | 26,280 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 7 5825C 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 configuration | 1 | 2 |
| Socket | FP6 | SP5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 200 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 5825C and EPYC 9124. 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 7 5825C and EPYC 9124 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 5825C and EPYC 9124. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-3200 | DDR5-4800 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 6 TiB |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 460.8 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 5825C and EPYC 9124.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 8 | 128 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 5 May 2022 | 10 November 2022 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 16 |
| Threads | 16 | 32 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 200 Watt |
Ryzen 7 5825C has 1233.3% lower power consumption.
EPYC 9124, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 months, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Ryzen 7 5825C and EPYC 9124. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Ryzen 7 5825C is a notebook processor while EPYC 9124 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 7 5825C and EPYC 9124, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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