EPYC 9654 vs Athlon 64 FX-60

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 FX-60 and EPYC 9654 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2952	6
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	1.36
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	no data	AMD EPYC
Power efficiency	0.39	19.90
Architecture codename	Toledo (2006)	Genoa (2022−2023)
Release date	January 2006 (18 years ago)	10 November 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$11,805

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 FX-60 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	2	192
Base clock speed	no data	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.6 GHz	3.7 GHz
Multiplier	no data	24
L1 cache	128 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	384 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	90 nm	5 nm, 6 nm
Die size	199 mm2	12x 72 mm2
Number of transistors	233 million	78,840 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 FX-60 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	2
Socket	939	SP5
Power consumption (TDP)	110 Watt	360 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 FX-60 and EPYC 9654. 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-60 and EPYC 9654 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 FX-60 and EPYC 9654. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	no data	6 TiB
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	460.8 GB/s

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 64 FX-60 and EPYC 9654.

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	0.45	75.70
Physical cores	2	96
Threads	2	192
Chip lithography	90 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	110 Watt	360 Watt

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