EPYC 7272 vs Duron 550
Primary details
Comparing Duron 550 and EPYC 7272 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | 401 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 12.92 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | AMD Duron | AMD EPYC |
| Architecture codename | K7 (2000−2004) | Zen 2 (2017−2020) |
| Release date | 5 June 2000 (24 years ago) | 7 August 2019 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $625 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Duron 550 and EPYC 7272 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 cores | 1 (Single-Core) | 12 (Dodeca-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 24 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 0.55 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Bus type | FSB | no data |
| Bus rate | 200 MT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 5.5 | 29 |
| L1 cache | no data | 768 KB |
| L2 cache | 64 KB | 6 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 64 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 180 nm | 7 nm, 14 nm |
| Die size | 100 mm2 | 192 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 25 Million | 3,800 million |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Duron 550 and EPYC 7272 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 configuration | 1 (Uniprocessor) | 2 (Multiprocessor) |
| Socket | no data | SP3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25.4 Watt | 120 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Duron 550 and EPYC 7272. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Duron 550 and EPYC 7272 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Duron 550 and EPYC 7272. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4 Eight-channel |
| Maximum memory size | 4 GB | 4 TiB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 8 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 204.763 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Duron 550 and EPYC 7272.
| PCIe version | no data | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 128 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 5 June 2000 | 7 August 2019 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 12 |
| Threads | 1 | 24 |
| Chip lithography | 180 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 120 Watt |
Duron 550 has 380% lower power consumption.
EPYC 7272, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 19 years, 1100% more physical cores and 2300% more threads, and a 2471.4% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Duron 550 and EPYC 7272. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Duron 550 is a desktop processor while EPYC 7272 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Duron 550 and EPYC 7272, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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