Ryzen 5 5500 vs EPYC 7252

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Performance Per Dollar Ryzen 5 5500

#1

Ryzen 9 7950X

MSRP: $194|Avg: $20

1372%

#2

Core i9-10900T

MSRP: $120|Avg: $5

1296%

#3

Ryzen 3 PRO 4355GE

MSRP: $423|Avg: $5

941%

#4

Ryzen Threadripper 3960X

MSRP: $1399|Avg: $85

284%

#5

Ryzen 9 9950X

MSRP: $649|Avg: $129

225%

#6

Ryzen 5 8400F

MSRP: $303|Avg: $55

197%

#7

Ryzen 7 PRO 2700

MSRP: $299|Avg: $60

113%

#8

Ryzen 5 2600X

MSRP: $229|Avg: $55

111%

#9

Ryzen 3 PRO 5350G

MSRP: $150|Avg: $60

101%

#10

Core Ultra 5 245KF

MSRP: $294|Avg: $189

101%

#11

Ryzen 5 5500

MSRP: $159|Avg: $85

100%

#12

Ryzen 5 3600

MSRP: $199|Avg: $80

97%

#13

Core i3-9100E

MSRP: $202|Avg: $30

96%

#14

Core Ultra 5 245K

MSRP: $319|Avg: $200

96%

#15

Core i3-8300T

MSRP: $138|Avg: $25

95%

#16

Core Ultra 5 225F

MSRP: $231|Avg: $150

93%

#17

Core Ultra 7 265K

MSRP: $309|Avg: $285

91%

#18

Ryzen 9 3900

MSRP: $499|Avg: $150

90%

#19

Ryzen 5 3600X

MSRP: $249|Avg: $90

89%

#20

Core i7-14700KF

MSRP: $384|Avg: $260

88%

#21

Core i7-14700K

MSRP: $409|Avg: $270

85%

#22

Ryzen 5 4500

MSRP: $129|Avg: $85

83%

#23

Ryzen 5 5600

MSRP: $199|Avg: $115

82%

#24

Celeron G5925

MSRP: $62|Avg: $15

82%

#25

Ryzen 5 7500F

MSRP: $179|Avg: $145

81%

#26

Core Ultra 5 245

MSRP: $319|Avg: $220

80%

Based on actual market prices and performance synthetic scores.

Performance Per Dollar EPYC 7252

#71

Ryzen 7 PRO 7745

MSRP: $400|Avg: $343

112%

#73

EPYC 4484PX

MSRP: $599|Avg: $599

109%

#83

EPYC 7252

MSRP: N/A|Avg: N/A

100%

#86

Xeon Platinum 8260

MSRP: $400|Avg: $400

99%

#97

Xeon Silver 4314

MSRP: $395|Avg: $395

95%

#98

Xeon W-1350

MSRP: $255|Avg: $255

95%

Based on actual market prices and performance synthetic scores.

Performance Comparison

About PassMark

🏆 Chipversus Verdict

🚀 Performance Leadership

Use Case Distinction: This is a comparison between a Professional Workstation processor ($0) and a Consumer Desktop CPU. The EPYC 7252 is engineered for massive parallel workloads (rendering, scientific simulations), offering significantly higher core counts.

Insight	Ryzen 5 5500	EPYC 7252
Gaming	✅ Superior gaming performance	❌ Lower gaming performance
Workstation	❌ Weaker in multi-core tasks	✅ Better multi-core power
Price	⚠️ Higher cost ($85)	✅ More affordable ($0)
Longevity	✨ Modern (Cezanne (2021−2025) / 7 nm)	✨ Modern (Zen 2 (2017−2020) / 7 nm, 14 nm)

💎 Value Proposition

The Ryzen 5 5500 ($85), however, is optimized for mixed workloads and gaming. For most users, it offers superior single-thread performance and responsiveness at a fraction of the cost ($85 less, Infinity% cheaper), making it the better choice for daily use and gaming.

Insight	Ryzen 5 5500	EPYC 7252
Cost Efficiency	❌ Lower cost efficiency	❌ Lower cost efficiency
Upfront Cost	⚠️ Higher cost ($85)	✅ More affordable ($0)

Performance Check

Paired with RTX 4090

To accurately isolate CPU performance, all benchmarks below use an NVIDIA RTX 4090 as the reference GPU. This eliminates GPU-side bottlenecks and highlights pure processing throughput differences between the CPUs.

Note: Real-world results may vary based on your actual GPU. CPU performance impact is more visible in processing-intensive titles and high-refresh-rate gaming scenarios.

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Technical Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of Ryzen 5 5500 and EPYC 7252

Ryzen 5 5500

The Ryzen 5 5500 is manufactured by AMD. It was released in 4 April 2022 (3 years ago). It is based on the Cezanne (2021−2025) architecture. It features 6 cores and 12 threads. Base frequency is 3.6 GHz, with boost up to 4.2 GHz. L3 cache: 16 MB. L2 cache: 512K (per core). Built on 7 nm process technology. Socket: AM4. Thermal design power (TDP): 65 Watt. Memory support: DDR4-3200. Passmark benchmark score: 19,311 points. Launch price was $159.

EPYC 7252

The EPYC 7252 is manufactured by AMD. It was released in 7 August 2019 (6 years ago). It is based on the Zen 2 (2017−2020) architecture. It features 8 cores and 16 threads. Base frequency is 3.1 GHz, with boost up to 3.2 GHz. L3 cache: 32 MB (total). L2 cache: 512 kB (per core). Built on 7 nm, 14 nm process technology. Socket: SP3. Thermal design power (TDP): 120 Watt. Memory support: DDR4 Eight-channel. Passmark benchmark score: 19,411 points. Launch price was $475.

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Processing Power

The Ryzen 5 5500 packs 6 cores / 12 threads, while the EPYC 7252 offers 8 cores / 16 threads — the EPYC 7252 has 2 more cores. Boost clocks reach 4.2 GHz on the Ryzen 5 5500 versus 3.2 GHz on the EPYC 7252 — a 27% clock advantage for the Ryzen 5 5500 (base: 3.6 GHz vs 3.1 GHz). The Ryzen 5 5500 uses the Cezanne (2021−2025) architecture (7 nm), while the EPYC 7252 uses Zen 2 (2017−2020) (7 nm, 14 nm). In PassMark, the Ryzen 5 5500 scores 19,311 against the EPYC 7252's 19,411 — a 0.5% lead for the EPYC 7252. L3 cache: 16 MB on the Ryzen 5 5500 vs 32 MB (total) on the EPYC 7252.

Feature	Ryzen 5 5500	EPYC 7252
Cores / Threads	6 / 12	8 / 16+33%
Boost Clock	4.2 GHz+31%	3.2 GHz
Base Clock	3.6 GHz+16%	3.1 GHz
L3 Cache	16 MB	32 MB (total)+100%
L2 Cache	512K (per core)	512 kB (per core)
Process	7 nm	7 nm, 14 nm
Architecture	Cezanne (2021−2025)	Zen 2 (2017−2020)
PassMark	19,311	19,411