EPYC 9654 vs Athlon II X2 245e

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon II X2 245e
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 45 Watt
0.77
EPYC 9654
2022
96 cores / 192 threads, 360 Watt
76.66
+9856%

EPYC 9654 outperforms Athlon II X2 245e by a whopping 9856% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X2 245e and EPYC 9654 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26595
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.361.30
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Seriesno dataAMD EPYC
Power efficiency1.5619.42
Architecture codenameRegor (2009−2013)Genoa (2022−2023)
Release date11 May 2010 (14 years ago)10 November 2022 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$80$11,805

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Athlon II X2 245e has 235% better value for money than EPYC 9654.

Detailed specifications

Athlon II X2 245e 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 cores2 (Dual-core)96
Threads2192
Base clock speed2.9 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.9 GHz3.7 GHz
Multiplierno data24
L1 cache128 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB384 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm5 nm, 6 nm
Die size117 mm212x 72 mm2
Number of transistors410 million78,840 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X2 245e 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 configuration12
SocketAM3SP5
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt360 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X2 245e and EPYC 9654. 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 245e and EPYC 9654 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X2 245e and EPYC 9654. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5-4800
Maximum memory sizeno data6 TiB
Maximum memory bandwidthno data460.8 GB/s

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X2 245e and EPYC 9654.

PCIe version2.05.0
PCI Express lanesno data128

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 X2 245e 0.77
EPYC 9654 76.66
+9856%

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 X2 245e 1171
EPYC 9654 117317
+9919%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Athlon II X2 245e 362
EPYC 9654 1827
+405%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Athlon II X2 245e 650
EPYC 9654 18626
+2766%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.77 76.66
Recency 11 May 2010 10 November 2022
Physical cores 2 96
Threads 2 192
Chip lithography 45 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 360 Watt

Athlon II X2 245e has 700% lower power consumption.

EPYC 9654, on the other hand, has a 9855.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, 4700% more physical cores and 9500% more threads, and a 800% more advanced lithography process.

The EPYC 9654 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II X2 245e in performance tests.

Note that Athlon II X2 245e is a desktop processor while EPYC 9654 is a server/workstation one.


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