EPYC 9965 vs PRO A4-8350B

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Primary details

Comparing PRO A4-8350B and EPYC 9965 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2426not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency1.52no data
Architecture codenameKaveri (2014−2015)Turin (2024)
Release date29 September 2015 (9 years ago)10 October 2024 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$14,813

Detailed specifications

PRO A4-8350B and EPYC 9965 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 cores2 (Dual-core)192
Threads2384
Base clock speed3.5 GHz2.25 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz3.7 GHz
L1 cacheno data80 KB (per core)
L2 cache1024 KB1 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data384 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm3 nm
Die size245 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature71 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistors2,411 millionno data
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on PRO A4-8350B and EPYC 9965 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 configuration12
SocketFM2+SP5
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt500 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by PRO A4-8350B and EPYC 9965. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
PowerTune+-
DualGraphics+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
Out-of-band client management+-
VirusProtect+-
RAID+-
HSA+-
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by PRO A4-8350B and EPYC 9965 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by PRO A4-8350B and EPYC 9965. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1866DDR5
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R5 GraphicsN/A
iGPU core count4no data
Number of pipelines256no data
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of PRO A4-8350B and EPYC 9965 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by PRO A4-8350B and EPYC 9965 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by PRO A4-8350B and EPYC 9965.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes16128

Pros & cons summary


Recency 29 September 2015 10 October 2024
Physical cores 2 192
Threads 2 384
Chip lithography 28 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 500 Watt

PRO A4-8350B has 669.2% lower power consumption.

EPYC 9965, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 years, 9500% more physical cores and 19100% more threads, and a 833.3% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between PRO A4-8350B and EPYC 9965. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that PRO A4-8350B is a desktop processor while EPYC 9965 is a server/workstation one.


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