AMD Epyc 7742 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600GE

Let's find out which one of AMD Ryzen 5 5600GE and AMD Epyc 7742 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  AMD Ryzen 5 5600GE AMD Epyc 7742
• Family
  AMD Ryzen 5 AMD Epyc
• CPU group
  AMD Ryzen 5000G AMD Epyc 7002
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
• Generation
  4 2
• Predecessor
  AMD Ryzen 5 4600G --

In this block we are going to compare AMD Ryzen 5 5600GE vs AMD Epyc 7742 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.

• Core architecture
  normal normal
• Overclocking
  Yes No
• Frequency
  3.40 GHz 2.25 GHz

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD Ryzen 5 5600GE and AMD Epyc 7742 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  AMD Radeon 7 Graphics (Renoir) no iGPU
• 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
• Technology
  7 nm
• Release date
  Q1/2020

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD Ryzen 5 5600GE and AMD Epyc 7742. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

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

To choose the best model between AMD Ryzen 5 5600GE and AMD Epyc 7742 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
  64 GB
• Memory channels
  2 (Dual Channel) 8
• ECC
  No Yes

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD Ryzen 5 5600GE or AMD Epyc 7742? 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)
  35 W 225 W
• Tjunction max.
  95 \xc2\xb0C --

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD Ryzen 5 5600GE and AMD Epyc 7742 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Technology
  7 nm 7 nm
• Socket
  AM4 (LGA 1331) SP3
• L2-Cache
  3.00 MB --
• L3-Cache
  16.00 MB 256.00 MB
• Architecture
  Cezanne (Zen 3) Rome (Zen 2)
• 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
  Q2/2021 Q3/2019