AMD EPYC 9634 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2500U

Last updated: 2024-04-12

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD EPYC 9634		AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
CPU comparison AMD EPYC 9634 or AMD Ryzen 5 2500U - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results. The AMD EPYC 9634 has 84 cores with 168 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. Up to 6144 GB of memory is supported in 12 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 9634 was released in Q4/2022. The AMD Ryzen 5 2500U has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 2500U was released in Q4/2017.

AMD EPYC (129)	Family	AMD Ryzen 5 (84)
AMD EPYC 9004 (21)	CPU group	AMD Ryzen 2000U (7)
4	Generation	1
Genoa / Genoa-X (Zen 4)	Architecture	Raven Ridge (Zen)
Desktop / Server	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The AMD EPYC 9634 is a 84 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.25 GHz (3.70 GHz). The AMD Ryzen 5 2500U has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.00 GHz (3.60 GHz).
AMD EPYC 9634	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
84	Cores	4
168	Threads	8
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
2.25 GHz	Frequency	2.00 GHz
3.70 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	3.60 GHz
3.10 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	3.00 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
AMD EPYC 9634	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
no iGPU	GPU	AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Raven Ridge)
	GPU frequency	1.10 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	--
--	GPU Generation	8
	Technology	14 nm
	Max. displays	3
--	Compute units	8
--	Shader	512
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	2 GB
--	DirectX Version	12

Hardware codec support A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
no iGPU	GPU	AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Raven Ridge)
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode / Encode
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode / Encode
No	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP9	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP8	Decode / Encode
No	Codec AV1	No
No	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VC-1	Decode
No	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The AMD EPYC 9634 supports a maximum of 6144 GB of memory in 12 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 2500U can connect up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
AMD EPYC 9634	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
DDR5-4800	Memory	DDR4-2400
6144 GB	Max. Memory	32 GB
12	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
460.8 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	38.4 GB/s
Yes	ECC	Yes
84.00 MB	L2 Cache	--
384.00 MB	L3 Cache	4.00 MB
5.0	PCIe version	3.0
128	PCIe lanes	12
504.1 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	11.8 GB/s
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD EPYC 9634 has a TDP of 290 W, that of the AMD Ryzen 5 2500U is 15 W.
AMD EPYC 9634	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
290 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	15 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
300 W	TDP up	25 W
240 W	TDP down	12 W
100 °C	Tjunction max.	95 °C
Technical details The AMD EPYC 9634 has a 468.00 MB cache, while the AMD Ryzen 5 2500U cache has a total of 4.00 MB.
AMD EPYC 9634	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
5 nm	Technology	14 nm
Chiplet	Chip design	Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512, BFLOAT16, VNNI	ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
SP5	Socket	AM4 (PGA 1331)
AMD-V, SVM	Virtualization	AMD-V, SVM
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows Server 2022, Linux, Windows 11	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2022	Release date	Q4/2017
10304 $	Release price	150 $

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Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD EPYC 9634 84C 168T @ 3.70 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 2500U 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	797 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD EPYC 9634 84C 168T @ 3.10 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 2500U 4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	2865 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD EPYC 9634 84C 168T @ 3.70 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 2500U 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	672 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD EPYC 9634 84C 168T @ 3.10 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 2500U 4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	2524 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD EPYC 9634 84C 168T @ 3.70 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 2500U 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	328 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD EPYC 9634 84C 168T @ 3.10 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 2500U 4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	1352 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	AMD EPYC 9634 @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 2500U AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Raven Ridge) @ 1.10 GHz	1126 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	AMD EPYC 9634 84C 168T @ 3.10 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 2500U 4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	7956 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	AMD EPYC 9634 84C 168T @ 3.10 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 2500U 4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	329 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	AMD EPYC 9634 84C 168T @ 2.25 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 2500U 4C 8T @ 2.00 GHz	1462 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD EPYC 9634 84C 168T @ 3.70 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 2500U 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	130 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD EPYC 9634 84C 168T @ 3.10 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 2500U 4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	584 (100%)

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