EPYC 9655 vs K6-2E+/500ACR

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Primary details

Comparing K6-2E+/500ACR and EPYC 9655 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesAMD K6-2+no data
Architecture codenameK6-III (1999−2000)Turin (2024)
Release dateno data10 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$11,852

Detailed specifications

K6-2E+/500ACR and EPYC 9655 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 cores1 (Single-Core)96
Threads1192
Base clock speedno data2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed0.5 GHz4.5 GHz
Bus typeFSBno data
Bus rate100 MT/sno data
Multiplier5.0no data
L1 cache64 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache128 KB1 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data384 MB (shared)
Chip lithography0.18 µm4 nm
Die sizeno data12x 70.6 mm2
Number of transistorsno data99,780 million
64 bit support-+

Compatibility

Information on K6-2E+/500ACR and EPYC 9655 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 configurationno data2
SocketSuper Socket 7SP5
Power consumption (TDP)18.5 Watt400 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by K6-2E+/500ACR and EPYC 9655. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
PowerNow+-
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by K6-2E+/500ACR and EPYC 9655 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by K6-2E+/500ACR and EPYC 9655. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5
Maximum memory size4 GBno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by K6-2E+/500ACR and EPYC 9655.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data128

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 1 96
Threads 1 192
Power consumption (TDP) 18 Watt 400 Watt

K6-2E+/500ACR has 2122.2% lower power consumption.

EPYC 9655, on the other hand, has 9500% more physical cores and 19100% more threads.

We couldn't decide between K6-2E+/500ACR and EPYC 9655. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that K6-2E+/500ACR is a notebook processor while EPYC 9655 is a server/workstation one.


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