AMD Ryzen 7 7700 vs SMC EPYC 9555P

AMD Ryzen 7 7700 8-core AM5

AMD Ryzen 7 7700 8-core AM5

AMD
90 Overall Score
vs
SMC EPYC 9555P 64-core AMD Socket SP5

SMC EPYC 9555P 64-core AMD Socket SP5

SMC
80 Overall Score

What Buyers Say

AMD Ryzen 7 7700 8-core AM5

93 out of 100 high confidence 36 reviews

The AMD Ryzen 7 7700 is widely praised as a power-efficient midrange processor that offers near-7700X performance at a lower wattage and price. Users highlight its 65W TDP, capable integrated graphics, and included stock cooler as major advantages. A few mention warranty concerns or limited gaming performance from the iGPU, but overall sentiment is overwhelmingly positive.

Pros
  • Excellent power efficiency (65W TDP)
  • Near-7700X performance at lower price
  • Included stock cooler with RGB
  • Integrated graphics for diagnostics
  • AM5 platform upgrade path
Cons
  • Stock cooler only adequate, not amazing
  • Integrated graphics limited for gaming
  • Warranty concerns mentioned
  • No overclocking headroom with stock cooler
  • OEM tray version confusion
👍 Power efficiency 12
👍 Performance 14
👍 Value for money 9
🤔 Stock cooler 10
🤔 Integrated graphics 5
👍 Am5 upgrade path 3

SMC EPYC 9555P 64-core AMD Socket SP5

No customer feedback yet

Scores

Efficiency
AMD
95
SMC
42
Productivity
AMD
90
SMC
94
Server
AMD
76
SMC
89
Ai Llm
AMD
80
SMC
85
Budget
AMD
84
SMC
41
Gaming
AMD
81
SMC
50

Specifications

AMD Ryzen 7 7700SMC EPYC 9555P
Processor
BrandAMDAMD
SeriesRyzen 7EPYC
Model77009555P
CodenameZen 4Turin
Classdesktopserver
Process54★
Cores & Clocks
Cores864★
P-cores864★
Threads
16
128
Base Clock
3,800
3,200
Boost Clock
5,300
4,400
Cache
L2 Cache864★
L3 Cache
32
256
Performance
PassMark Multi
34,311
123,576
PassMark Single
4,050
3,410
Memory
Memory TypeDDR5DDR5
Max Speed
5,200
6,000
Channels2★—
Max Memory
128
No data
ECC✓✓
Platform & Power
SocketAM5AMD Socket SP5
PCIe5.05.0
PCIe Lanes
28
128
TDP65★360
Max Turbo Power—400★
Unlocked✓★✗
Graphics & AI
Integrated GraphicsAMD Radeon Graphics—

Pros & Cons

AMD Ryzen 7 7700 8-core AM5

  • Strong user sentiment (98th percentile)98th %ile
  • Strong efficiency (97th percentile)97th %ile
  • Strong feature (97th percentile)97th %ile
  • Strong platform (94th percentile)94th %ile
  • Below average affordability (29th percentile)

SMC EPYC 9555P 64-core AMD Socket SP5

  • Strong multi thread (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong ai (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong platform (97th percentile)97th %ile
  • Strong efficiency (90th percentile)90th %ile
  • Below average affordability (0th percentile)0th %ile

Verdict

★ Winner: AMD Ryzen 7 7700

Scores 90 overall, wins 3 of 6 usage categories and 7 of 27 specs.

AMD Ryzen 7 7700 Better at:

BudgetGamingEfficiency

SMC EPYC 9555P Better at:

Ai LlmServerProductivity