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AMD Epyc 7551 vs AMD Ryzen 7 5700X. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q3/2017
AMD Epyc 7551
AMD Epyc 7551
Released
Q2/2022
Overall score
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AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

What's the best choice AMD Epyc 7551 or AMD Ryzen 7 5700X? Which processor is faster?

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

AMD Epyc 7551 has a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. 32 Cores. Power consumption of 180 W. Released in Q3/2017.

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X has a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. 8 / 16 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q2/2022.

Differences

AMD Epyc 7551 Reasons to consider
AMD Epyc 7551
Report a bug
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    349 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    24 times more cores

    32 left arrow 8

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Epyc 7551 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    612 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    29 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    11 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    313 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    18 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    466 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    15 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    292 place
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
Report a bug
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    117 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 41% better clock speed

    3.40 GHz left arrow 2.00 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 35 % better overclocked clock speed

    4.60 GHz left arrow 3.00 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.36 times less performance per watt

    65 W left arrow 180 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 7 5700X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    113 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    108 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    86 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    100 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    39 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    104 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    132 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    213 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    146 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    121 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    87 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Epyc 7551 AMD Epyc 7551
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
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
    1 left arrow 4
  • CPU group
    AMD Epyc 7001 left arrow AMD Ryzen 5000
  • Predecessor
    -- left arrow AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
  • Successor
    AMD Epyc 7552 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 3.40 GHz
  • 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 frequency
    left arrow --
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    left arrow --
  • Shader
    left arrow --
  • Max. displays
    left arrow --
  • Generation
    left arrow --
  • Technology
    left arrow --
  • Release date
    left arrow --
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 5700X and AMD Epyc 7551. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2666 left arrow DDR4-3200
  • Max. Memory
    left arrow 128 GB
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    8 left arrow 2
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Epyc 7551 and AMD Ryzen 7 5700X to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

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

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Epyc 7551 and AMD Epyc 7551, 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
    64.00 MB left arrow 32.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Naples (Zen) left arrow Vermeer (Zen 3)
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Socket
    SP3 left arrow AM4
  • Release date
    Q3/2017 left arrow Q2/2022

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Epyc 7551 and AMD Ryzen 7 5700X.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
132
AMD Epyc 7551
253
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
3838
AMD Epyc 7551
2307
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
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
18439
AMD Epyc 7551
27411
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

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