EPYC 7F72 vs Athlon II X4 600e

Aggregate performance score

Athlon II X4 600e
2009
4 cores / 4 threads, 45 Watt
1.13
EPYC 7F72
2020
24 cores / 48 threads, 240 Watt
33.11
+2830%

EPYC 7F72 outperforms Athlon II X4 600e by a whopping 2830% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X4 600e and EPYC 7F72 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2383119
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.0710.01
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Seriesno dataAMD EPYC
Power efficiency2.3813.06
Architecture codenamePropus (2009−2011)Zen 2 (2017−2020)
Release date20 October 2009 (15 years ago)14 April 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$130$2,450

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 7F72 has 14200% better value for money than Athlon II X4 600e.

Detailed specifications

Athlon II X4 600e and EPYC 7F72 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads448
Base clock speed2.2 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz3.7 GHz
Multiplierno data32
L1 cache128 KB (per core)96K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB192 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm7 nm, 14 nm
Die size169 mm274 mm2
Number of transistors300 million3,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X4 600e and EPYC 7F72 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
SocketAM3SP3
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt240 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X4 600e and EPYC 7F72. 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 X4 600e and EPYC 7F72 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X4 600e and EPYC 7F72. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data4 TiB
Max memory channelsno data8
Maximum memory bandwidthno data204.763 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X4 600e and EPYC 7F72.

PCIe version2.04.0

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 X4 600e 1.13
EPYC 7F72 33.11
+2830%

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 X4 600e 1795
EPYC 7F72 52597
+2830%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.13 33.11
Recency 20 October 2009 14 April 2020
Physical cores 4 24
Threads 4 48
Chip lithography 45 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 240 Watt

Athlon II X4 600e has 433.3% lower power consumption.

EPYC 7F72, on the other hand, has a 2830.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 542.9% more advanced lithography process.

The EPYC 7F72 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II X4 600e in performance tests.

Note that Athlon II X4 600e is a desktop processor while EPYC 7F72 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II X4 600e and EPYC 7F72, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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