EPYC 9825 vs Atom C3958

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Primary details

Comparing Atom C3958 and EPYC 9825 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1762not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.53no data
Market segmentServerServer
SeriesIntel Atomno data
Power efficiency7.54no data
Architecture codenameGoldmont (2016−2017)Turin (2024)
Release date15 August 2017 (7 years ago)10 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$449$13,006

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Atom C3958 and EPYC 9825 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)144
Threads16288
Base clock speed2 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2 GHz3.7 GHz
Multiplier20no data
L1 cache896 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache16 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB384 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm3 nm
Maximum core temperature83 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Atom C3958 and EPYC 9825 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)2
SocketFCBGA1310SP5
Power consumption (TDP)31 Watt390 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom C3958 and EPYC 9825. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
QuickAssist+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Atom C3958 and EPYC 9825 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB+no data
Secure Boot+no data
Secure Key+no data
SGX-no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom C3958 and EPYC 9825 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom C3958 and EPYC 9825. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4: 2400DDR5
Maximum memory size256 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom C3958 and EPYC 9825.

PCIe version35.0
PCI Express lanes16128
USB revision3no data
Total number of SATA ports16no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports16no data
Number of USB ports8no data
Integrated LAN4x10/2.5/1 GBEno data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 15 August 2017 10 October 2024
Physical cores 16 144
Threads 16 288
Chip lithography 14 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 31 Watt 390 Watt

Atom C3958 has 1158.1% lower power consumption.

EPYC 9825, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 years, 800% more physical cores and 1700% more threads, and a 366.7% more advanced lithography process.

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