EPYC 9654 vs A8-3550MX

General info

Comparing A8-3550MX and EPYC 9654 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2277	4
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	no data	10.10
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	AMD A-Series	AMD EPYC
Architecture codename	Llano (2011−2012)	Genoa
Release date	20 December 2011 (12 years ago)	10 November 2022 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$11,805
Current price	$221	$4544 (0.4x MSRP)

Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Technical specs

A8-3550MX 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	4 (Quad-Core)	96
Threads	4	192
Base clock speed	2 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.7 GHz	3.7 GHz
L1 cache	128K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	384 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	5 nm, 6 nm
Die size	228 mm2	12x 72 mm2
Number of transistors	1,178 million	78,840 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on A8-3550MX 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	FS1	SP5
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	360 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-3550MX and EPYC 9654. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	3DNow!, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, Radeon HD 6620G, DDR3(L)-1333/1600 Memory Controller	no data
AES-NI	no data	+
AVX	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-3550MX and EPYC 9654 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-3550MX 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
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	460.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

AMD Radeon HD 6620G

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-3550MX and EPYC 9654.

PCIe version	no data	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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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 9654 outperforms A8-3550MX by 7144% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Advantages and disadvantages

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Performance score	1.09	78.96
Recency	20 December 2011	10 November 2022
Physical cores	4	96
Threads	4	192
Chip lithography	32 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	360 Watt

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