AMD EPYC 7473X vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600GE

Let's find out which one of AMD EPYC 7473X and AMD Ryzen 5 5600GE is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  AMD EPYC 7473X AMD Ryzen 5 5600GE
• Family
  AMD EPYC AMD Ryzen 5
• CPU group
  AMD EPYC 7003 AMD Ryzen 5000G
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
• Generation
  3 4
• Predecessor
  -- AMD Ryzen 5 4600G

In this block we are going to compare AMD EPYC 7473X vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600GE by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• CPU Cores / Threads
  24 / 48 6 / 12
• Core architecture
  normal normal
• Cores
  24x Zen 3 6x
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  Yes Yes
• Overclocking
  No Yes
• Frequency
  2.80 GHz 3.40 GHz
• Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
  3.70 GHz 4.40 GHz

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD EPYC 7473X and AMD Ryzen 5 5600GE along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  no iGPU AMD Radeon 7 Graphics (Renoir)
• GPU frequency
  1.90 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo No turbo
• Execution units
  7
• Shader
  448
• Max. GPU Memory
  -- 2 GB
• Max. displays
  3
• Generation
  9
• Direct X
  -- 12
• Technology
  7 nm
• Release date
  Q1/2020

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD EPYC 7473X and AMD Ryzen 5 5600GE. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  No Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  No Decode / Encode
• h264
  No Decode / Encode
• VP8
  No Decode / Encode
• VP9
  No Decode / Encode
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  No Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  No Decode
• JPEG
  No Decode / Encode

To choose the best model between AMD EPYC 7473X and AMD Ryzen 5 5600GE you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  DDR4-3200 DDR4-3200
• Max. Memory
  4096 GB 64 GB
• Memory channels
  8 (Octa Channel) 2 (Dual Channel)
• Bandwidth
  204.8 GB/s 51.2 GB/s
• ECC
  Yes No
• PCIe
  4.0 x 128 3.0 x 24
• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD EPYC 7473X or AMD Ryzen 5 5600GE? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  240 W 35 W
• TDP up
  280 W --
• TDP down
  225 W --
• Tjunction max.
  -- 95 \xc2\xb0C

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD EPYC 7473X and AMD Ryzen 5 5600GE CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Technology
  7 nm 7 nm
• Chip design
  Chiplet Chiplet
• Socket
  SP3 AM4 (LGA 1331)
• L2-Cache
  32.00 MB 3.00 MB
• L3-Cache
  768.00 MB 16.00 MB
• Architecture
  Milan (Zen 3) Cezanne (Zen 3)
• Operating systems
  Windows 10, Linux Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
• Virtualization
  AMD-V, SVM AMD-V, SVM
• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
• Release date
  Q2/2022 Q2/2021
• Release price
  4185 $ --