EPYC 74F3 vs A6-5357M

Primary details

Comparing A6-5357M and EPYC 74F3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2561	66
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	12.16
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	AMD A-Series	AMD EPYC
Architecture codename	Richland (2013−2014)	Milan (2021)
Release date	1 June 2013 (11 years ago)	15 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$2,900
Current price	$49	$2990 (1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

A6-5357M and EPYC 74F3 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)	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	2	48
Base clock speed	2.9 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.5 GHz	4 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	7 nm+
Die size	246 mm2	4x 81 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	71 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,178 million	33,200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on A6-5357M and EPYC 74F3 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	FP2	SP3
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	240 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-5357M and EPYC 74F3. 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, FMA, DDR3-1600 Controller	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	no data
AVX	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-5357M and EPYC 74F3 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-5357M and EPYC 74F3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	no data	4 TiB
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	204.795 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

AMD Radeon HD 8450G

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-5357M and EPYC 74F3.

PCIe version	no data	4.0
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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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

EPYC 74F3 outperforms A6-5357M by 5129% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.75	39.22
Recency	1 June 2013	15 March 2021
Physical cores	2	24
Threads	2	48
Chip lithography	32 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	240 Watt

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