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AMD Epyc 7662 vs AMD Ryzen 7 5800X. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q1/2020
AMD Epyc 7662
AMD Epyc 7662
Released
Q4/2020
Overall score
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AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X

What's the best choice AMD Epyc 7662 or AMD Ryzen 7 5800X? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD Epyc 7662 has a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. 64 Cores. Power consumption of 225 W. Released in Q1/2020.

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X has a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. 8 Cores. Power consumption of 105 W. Released in Q4/2020.

Differences

AMD Epyc 7662 Reasons to consider
AMD Epyc 7662
Report a bug
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    50 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    56 times more cores

    64 left arrow 8

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Epyc 7662 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    344 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    7 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    45 place
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
Report a bug
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    253 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 47% better clock speed

    3.80 GHz left arrow 2.00 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 30 % better overclocked clock speed

    4.70 GHz left arrow 3.30 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.47 times less performance per watt

    105 W left arrow 225 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 7 5800X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    82 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    85 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    61 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    79 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    32 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    81 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    123 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1051 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    33 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    134 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Epyc 7662 AMD Epyc 7662
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    AMD Epyc left arrow AMD Ryzen
  • Generation
    2 left arrow 4
  • CPU group
    AMD Epyc 7002 left arrow AMD Ryzen 5000
  • Predecessor
    -- left arrow AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
  • Successor
    AMD Epyc 7763 left arrow --
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    2.00 GHz left arrow 3.80 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    64 left arrow 8
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.30 GHz left arrow 4.70 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    128 left arrow 16
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 7 5800X and AMD Epyc 7662. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-3200 left arrow DDR4-3200
  • Max. Memory
    left arrow 128 GB
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    8 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    4.0 left arrow 4.0
  • PCIe lanes
    128 left arrow 20
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Epyc 7662 and AMD Ryzen 7 5800X to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    225 W left arrow 105 W
  • Tjunction max.
    -- left arrow 95 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Epyc 7662 and AMD Epyc 7662, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L2-Cache
    -- left arrow 4.00 MB
  • L3-Cache
    256.00 MB left arrow 32.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Rome (Zen 2) left arrow Vermeer (Zen 3)
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Socket
    SP3 left arrow AM4
  • Release date
    Q1/2020 left arrow Q4/2020

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Epyc 7662 and AMD Ryzen 7 5800X.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading
386
AMD Epyc 7662
628
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 MC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, using a multi-core and hyperthreading
18203
AMD Epyc 7662
5724
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
44977
AMD Epyc 7662
28555
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X

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