EPYC 9355 vs A6 Pro-7050B

Primary details

Comparing A6 Pro-7050B and EPYC 9355 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2762	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	AMD Kaveri	no data
Power efficiency	3.55	no data
Architecture codename	Kaveri (2014−2015)	Turin (2024)
Release date	4 June 2014 (10 years ago)	10 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$3,694

Detailed specifications

A6 Pro-7050B and EPYC 9355 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	2 (Dual-core)	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads	2	64
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	3.55 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	4.4 GHz
L1 cache	no data	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	no data	256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	28 nm	4 nm
Die size	245 mm2	8x 70.6 mm2
Number of transistors	2410 Million	66,520 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on A6 Pro-7050B and EPYC 9355 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	no data	2
Socket	FP3	SP5
Power consumption (TDP)	17 Watt	280 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6 Pro-7050B and EPYC 9355. 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, FMA	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	+
FRTC	+	-
TrueAudio	+	-
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
Out-of-band client management	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-
RAID	+	-
HSA	+	-
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6 Pro-7050B and EPYC 9355 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6 Pro-7050B and EPYC 9355. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1600	DDR5
Max memory channels	2	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon R4 Graphics	N/A
iGPU core count	3	no data
Number of pipelines	192	no data
Enduro	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A6 Pro-7050B and EPYC 9355 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A6 Pro-7050B and EPYC 9355 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6 Pro-7050B and EPYC 9355.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	128

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	4 June 2014	10 October 2024
Physical cores	2	32
Threads	2	64
Chip lithography	28 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	17 Watt	280 Watt

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