EPYC 7H12 vs Athlon II N330

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon II N330
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.42
EPYC 7H12
2019
64 cores / 128 threads, 280 Watt
43.84
+10338%

EPYC 7H12 outperforms Athlon II N330 by a whopping 10338% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II N330 and EPYC 7H12 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking298748
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesAMD Athlon IIAMD EPYC
Power efficiency1.1414.82
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Zen 2 (2017−2020)
Release date12 May 2010 (14 years ago)18 September 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon II N330 and EPYC 7H12 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 cores2 (Dual-core)64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)
Threads2128
Base clock speedno data2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.3 GHz3.3 GHz
Bus rate3200 MHzno data
Multiplierno data26
L1 cache256 KB96K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB512K (per core)
L3 cacheno data256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm7 nm, 14 nm
Die size117.5 mm2192 mm2
Number of transistors234 Million4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II N330 and EPYC 7H12 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 configurationno data2 (Multiprocessor)
SocketS1TR4
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt280 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II N330 and EPYC 7H12. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualizationno data
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
VirusProtect+-
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II N330 and EPYC 7H12 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II N330 and EPYC 7H12. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4 Eight-channel
Maximum memory sizeno data4 TiB
Max memory channelsno data8
Maximum memory bandwidthno data204.763 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


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.

Athlon II N330 0.42
EPYC 7H12 43.84
+10338%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Athlon II N330 665
EPYC 7H12 69633
+10371%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.42 43.84
Recency 12 May 2010 18 September 2019
Physical cores 2 64
Threads 2 128
Chip lithography 45 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 280 Watt

Athlon II N330 has 700% lower power consumption.

EPYC 7H12, on the other hand, has a 10338.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, 3100% more physical cores and 6300% more threads, and a 542.9% more advanced lithography process.

The EPYC 7H12 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II N330 in performance tests.

Be aware that Athlon II N330 is a notebook processor while EPYC 7H12 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II N330 and EPYC 7H12, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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