EPYC 9655 vs A4-5000

Primary details

Comparing A4-5000 and EPYC 9655 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2588	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	AMD A-Series	no data
Power efficiency	5.14	no data
Architecture codename	Kabini (2013−2014)	Turin (2024)
Release date	23 May 2013 (11 years ago)	10 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$11,852

Detailed specifications

A4-5000 and EPYC 9655 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	4 (Quad-Core)	96
Threads	4	192
Base clock speed	no data	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.5 GHz	4.5 GHz
L1 cache	no data	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2048 KB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	384 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	28 nm	4 nm
Die size	246 mm2	12x 70.6 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,178 million	99,780 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on A4-5000 and EPYC 9655 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Socket	FT3	SP5
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	400 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-5000 and EPYC 9655. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	FMA4	-
AVX	+	+
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-5000 and EPYC 9655 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-5000 and EPYC 9655. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR5
Max memory channels	1	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon HD 8330	N/A
Enduro	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A4-5000 and EPYC 9655 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A4-5000 and EPYC 9655 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A4-5000 and EPYC 9655.

PCIe version	2.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	128

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	23 May 2013	10 October 2024
Physical cores	4	96
Threads	4	192
Chip lithography	28 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	400 Watt

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