AMD Epyc 7282
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AMD Epyc 7282 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3500. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q3/2019
AMD Epyc 7282
AMD Epyc 7282
Released
Q4/2019
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AMD Ryzen 5 3500
AMD Ryzen 5 3500

What's the best choice AMD Epyc 7282 or AMD Ryzen 5 3500? Which processor is faster?

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

AMD Epyc 7282 has a maximum frequency of 2.80 GHz. 16 Cores. Power consumption of 120 W. Released in Q3/2019.

AMD Ryzen 5 3500 has a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. 6 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q4/2019.

Differences

AMD Epyc 7282 Reasons to consider
AMD Epyc 7282
Report a bug
  • More number of cores

    10 times more cores

    16 left arrow 6

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Epyc 7282 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    367 place
AMD Ryzen 5 3500 Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 3500
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    487 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 22% better clock speed

    3.60 GHz left arrow 2.80 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 22 % better overclocked clock speed

    4.10 GHz left arrow 3.20 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.54 times less performance per watt

    65 W left arrow 120 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 3500 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    202 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    233 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    182 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    278 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    409 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    536 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    63 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    434 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    195 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Epyc 7282 AMD Epyc 7282
AMD Ryzen 5 3500 AMD Ryzen 5 3500
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 3
  • CPU group
    AMD Epyc 7002 left arrow AMD Ryzen 3000
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
    2.80 GHz left arrow 3.60 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    16 left arrow 6
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.20 GHz left arrow 4.10 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    32 left arrow 6
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow No
  • 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 5 3500 and AMD Epyc 7282. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-3200 left arrow DDR4-3200
  • 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 7282 and AMD Ryzen 5 3500 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    120 W left arrow 65 W
  • Tjunction max.
    -- left arrow 95 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Epyc 7282 and AMD Epyc 7282, 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
  • L3-Cache
    64.00 MB left arrow 32.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Rome (Zen 2) left arrow Matisse (Zen 2)
  • Technology
    7 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Socket
    SP3 left arrow AM4
  • Release date
    Q3/2019 left arrow Q4/2019

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Epyc 7282 and AMD Ryzen 5 3500.

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
373
AMD Epyc 7282
464
AMD Ryzen 5 3500

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