EPYC 9555 vs Athlon II X2 240e

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Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X2 240e and EPYC 9555 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2790not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.61no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency1.30no data
Architecture codenameRegor (2009−2013)Turin (2024)
Release date20 October 2009 (15 years ago)10 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$35$9,826

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon II X2 240e and EPYC 9555 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 speed2.8 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz4.4 GHz
L1 cache128 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm4 nm
Die size117 mm28x 70.6 mm2
Number of transistors410 million66,520 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X2 240e and EPYC 9555 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 configuration12
SocketAM3SP5
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt360 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X2 240e and EPYC 9555. 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 II X2 240e and EPYC 9555 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X2 240e and EPYC 9555. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X2 240e and EPYC 9555.

PCIe version2.05.0
PCI Express lanesno data128

Pros & cons summary


Recency 20 October 2009 10 October 2024
Physical cores 2 64
Threads 2 128
Chip lithography 45 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 360 Watt

Athlon II X2 240e has 700% lower power consumption.

EPYC 9555, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 14 years, 3100% more physical cores and 6300% more threads, and a 1025% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Athlon II X2 240e and EPYC 9555. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Athlon II X2 240e is a desktop processor while EPYC 9555 is a server/workstation one.


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