EPYC Embedded 3101 vs Opteron 4340
Primary details
Comparing Opteron 4340 and EPYC Embedded 3101 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Series | no data | AMD EPYC Embedded |
| Architecture codename | Seoul (2012) | Zen (2017−2020) |
| Release date | 4 December 2012 (11 years ago) | 21 February 2018 (6 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Opteron 4340 and EPYC Embedded 3101 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 | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 6 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 2.9 GHz |
| Multiplier | no data | 21 |
| L1 cache | 288 KB | 96K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 6144 KB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 8192 KB (shared) | 8 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 315 mm2 | 213 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 1,200 million | 4,800 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Opteron 4340 and EPYC Embedded 3101 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 | 2 | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | C32 | AMD BGA SP4r2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron 4340 and EPYC Embedded 3101. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Opteron 4340 and EPYC Embedded 3101 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron 4340 and EPYC Embedded 3101. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4-2666 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 512 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 42.671 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Opteron 4340 and EPYC Embedded 3101.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 32 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 4 December 2012 | 21 February 2018 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 4 |
| Threads | 6 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 35 Watt |
Opteron 4340 has 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.
EPYC Embedded 3101, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 171.4% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Opteron 4340 and EPYC Embedded 3101. We've got no test results to judge.
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