EPYC 9655P vs Athlon 550

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Primary details

Comparing Athlon 550 and EPYC 9655P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated1
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data2.62
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiencyno data23.64
Architecture codenameArgon (1999)Turin (2024)
Release date23 June 1999 (25 years ago)10 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$449$10,811

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon 550 and EPYC 9655P 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 cores1 (Single-Core)96
Threads1192
Base clock speedno data2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed0.55 GHz4.5 GHz
L1 cache128 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB1 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data384 MB (shared)
Chip lithography180 nm4 nm
Die size184 mm212x 70.6 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)70 °Cno data
Number of transistors22 million99,780 million
64 bit support-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 550 and EPYC 9655P 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 configuration11
SocketAMD Slot ASP5
Power consumption (TDP)41 Watt400 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 550 and EPYC 9655P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 550 and EPYC 9655P are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 550 and EPYC 9655P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 550 and EPYC 9655P.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data128

Pros & cons summary


Recency 23 June 1999 10 October 2024
Physical cores 1 96
Threads 1 192
Chip lithography 180 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 41 Watt 400 Watt

Athlon 550 has 875.6% lower power consumption.

EPYC 9655P, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 25 years, 9500% more physical cores and 19100% more threads, and a 4400% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Athlon 550 and EPYC 9655P. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Athlon 550 is a desktop processor while EPYC 9655P is a server/workstation one.


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