EPYC 9135 vs Athlon 64 FX-53

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 FX-53 and EPYC 9135 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	3000	96
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	29.27
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Power efficiency	0.44	17.30
Architecture codename	Clawhammer (2001−2005)	Turin (2024)
Release date	June 2004 (20 years ago)	10 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$30	$1,214

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 FX-53 and EPYC 9135 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	1 (Single-Core)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	1	32
Base clock speed	no data	3.65 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	4.3 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	130 nm	4 nm
Die size	193 mm2	2x 70.6 mm2
Number of transistors	105 million	16,630 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 FX-53 and EPYC 9135 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	939	SP5
Power consumption (TDP)	89 Watt	200 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 FX-53 and EPYC 9135. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 FX-53 and EPYC 9135 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

-

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 FX-53 and EPYC 9135. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

no data

DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 64 FX-53 and EPYC 9135.

PCIe version	no data	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	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	0.41	36.56
Physical cores	1	16
Threads	1	32
Chip lithography	130 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	89 Watt	200 Watt

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