EPYC 9654 vs Athlon 240GE

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 240GE and EPYC 9654 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1664	6
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.42	1.27
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD Athlon	AMD EPYC
Power efficiency	7.70	19.79
Architecture codename	Zen (2017−2020)	Genoa (2022−2023)
Release date	6 September 2018 (6 years ago)	10 November 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$75	$11,805

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Athlon 240GE has 169% better value for money than EPYC 9654.

Detailed specifications

Athlon 240GE and EPYC 9654 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)	96
Threads	4	192
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.5 GHz	2.4 GHz
Multiplier	35	24
L1 cache	192 KB	6 MB
L2 cache	1 MB	96 MB
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	384 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm, 6 nm
Die size	209.78 mm2	12x 72 mm2
Number of transistors	4950 Million	78,840 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 240GE and EPYC 9654 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 (Uniprocessor)	2
Socket	AM4	SP5
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	360 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 240GE and EPYC 9654. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	+
Precision Boost 2	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 240GE and EPYC 9654 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 240GE and EPYC 9654. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	64 GB	6 TiB
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	460.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

AMD Radeon RX Vega 3

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 240GE and EPYC 9654.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	12	128

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.90	76.70
Recency	6 September 2018	10 November 2022
Physical cores	2	96
Threads	4	192
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	360 Watt

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