AMD EPYC 7502 vs AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U

Processor comparisons 17-03-2021

   If you have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the full tests AMD EPYC 7502 vs AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U and see which is better for games or simple use for machine learning, video editing, rendering, programming, streaming. Here is useful information from real streaming and video editing tests or several benchmarks. A careful review of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in synthetic type tests such as Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Furmark, Blender, Gears 5, RealBench, Handbrake, UserBenchmark, Dolphin Emulator, Prime95, 3DMark, Blender, PCMark 10, AIDA64, SuperPi, 7zip, VeraCrypt, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, WPrime, DaVinci Resolve Studio, MATLAB, PassMark, GeekBench 6, 5.2.
   And how good the processors are in games:

Apex Legends
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
Fortnite
Rainbow Six Siege
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Valheim
Overwatch
Cyberpunk 2077
Borderlands 3
Valorant
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
DOOM: Eternal
Red Dead Redemption 2
Fallout 76
Halo Infinite
Last Man Standing
Death Stranding
Grand Theft Auto V
Watch Dogs Legion

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U or AMD EPYC 7502.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

EPYC 7502

66%

Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U

58%

This parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, EPYC 7502 is 12% better than Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

EPYC 7502

73%

Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U

54%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a small game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Monster Hunter World, Ghostrunner, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Hitman 3, Microsoft Flight Simulator, NBA 2K20, Metro Exodus, Half-Life: Alyx, Battlefield V, Horizon Zero Dawn, League of Legends (LOL), DOTA 2A, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Forza Horizon 4, Control.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	129.9	96.5
Valorant	147.7	109.6
Cyberpunk 2077	82.7	61.4
Apex Legends	138.8	103.0
Call of Duty Warzone	110.7	82.2
Overwatch	119.6	88.8
Red Dead Redemption 2	101.9	75.6
DOOM Eternal	73.8	54.8
Warzone	115.2	85.5
Assassin's Creed	124.0	92.1
Valheim	122.6	91.0

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparisons not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

EPYC 7502

17%

Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U

206%

To make a final decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U is more energy efficient than the EPYC 7502 since it has less power consumption: 180W vs. 20W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, streaming, programming, video rendering or video editing, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum efficiency, the CPU includes all cores and threads that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the software you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to work, and all the advantages of multi-core mode are unused.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD EPYC 7502	AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U
Cinbench 15 Single-core	160	257
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	6608	2482
Cinbench 20 Single-core	391	597
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	14007	5441
Cinbench 23 Single-core	740	1482
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	36424	15143

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD EPYC 7502	AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U
Single-Core	2094	3308
Multi-Core	53430	27376

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD EPYC 7502	AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U
Single-Core	939	1240
Multi-Core	41117	8286

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS even in new games. The savings are obvious! It turns out that you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD EPYC 7502	AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U
Announcement date	October 01, 2020	February 22, 2021
Type	Server	Laptop
Socket	SP3	FP6
Core name	Rome	Cezanne
Architecture	Zen 2	Zen 3
Generation	2	5
Turbo Frequency	3.4 MHz	4.4 MHz
Frequency	2.5 MHz	1.9 MHz
Cores	32	8
Threads	64	16
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	64000 millions	6200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	180 W	20 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4-3200 LPDDR4-4266
Max. Memory
Memory Frequency		3200
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache
L2 cache		4MB
L3 cache	128MB	32MB
Overclocking	Yes	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	100-000000054 100-100000054WOF

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here EPYC 7502 is 24% better than Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that EPYC 7502 has 24 more core than Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which AMD EPYC 7502 is better: 20
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U is better: 12
Although it should be realized that all the number in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should totally trust a simple comparison of these figures. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the reviews of of people who bought AMD EPYC 7502 and AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U before making a decision which of the processors to buy for gaming.

• AMD EPYC 7502 specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U specs and review.