EPYC 9654 vs E2-3000

Primary details

Comparing E2-3000 and EPYC 9654 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	6
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	1.29
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	AMD E-Series	AMD EPYC
Power efficiency	no data	19.91
Architecture codename	Kabini (2013−2014)	Genoa (2022−2023)
Release date	23 May 2013 (11 years ago)	10 November 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$11,805

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

E2-3000 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	96
Threads	2	192
Base clock speed	no data	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.65 GHz	3.7 GHz
Multiplier	no data	24
L1 cache	no data	64K (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	384 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	28 nm	5 nm, 6 nm
Die size	246 mm2	12x 72 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,178 million	78,840 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on E2-3000 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 configuration	1	2
Socket	FT3	SP5
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	360 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by E2-3000 and EPYC 9654. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	FMA4	-
AVX	+	+
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by E2-3000 and EPYC 9654 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by E2-3000 and EPYC 9654. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	no data	6 TiB
Max memory channels	1	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	460.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon HD 8280	no data
Enduro	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of E2-3000 and EPYC 9654 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by E2-3000 and EPYC 9654 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by E2-3000 and EPYC 9654.

PCIe version	2.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	128

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	23 May 2013	10 November 2022
Physical cores	2	96
Threads	2	192
Chip lithography	28 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	360 Watt

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