EPYC 9655 vs A6-3430MX

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Primary details

Comparing A6-3430MX and EPYC 9655 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2534not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesAMD A-Seriesno data
Power efficiency1.90no data
Architecture codenameLlano (2011−2012)Turin (2024)
Release date20 December 2011 (12 years ago)10 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$11,852

Detailed specifications

A6-3430MX 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)96
Threads4192
Base clock speed1.7 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz4.5 GHz
L1 cache128K (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB384 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm4 nm
Die size228 mm212x 70.6 mm2
Number of transistors1,178 million99,780 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on A6-3430MX 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 configuration12
SocketFS1SP5
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt400 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-3430MX and EPYC 9655. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions3DNow!, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, Radeon HD 6480Gno data
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-3430MX and EPYC 9655 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-3430MX and EPYC 9655. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon HD 6520G (400 MHz)N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-3430MX and EPYC 9655.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data128

Pros & cons summary


Recency 20 December 2011 10 October 2024
Physical cores 4 96
Threads 4 192
Chip lithography 32 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 400 Watt

A6-3430MX has 788.9% lower power consumption.

EPYC 9655, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 12 years, 2300% more physical cores and 4700% more threads, and a 700% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between A6-3430MX and EPYC 9655. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that A6-3430MX is a notebook processor while EPYC 9655 is a server/workstation one.


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