EPYC 9224 vs Athlon 3000G
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 9224 outperforms Athlon 3000G by a whopping 991% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1929 | 212 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 5.27 | 15.74 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | AMD Athlon | AMD EPYC |
| Power efficiency | 3.06 | 5.85 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | no data | TSMC |
| Architecture codename | Zen+ (2018−2019) | Genoa (2022−2023) |
| Release date | 21 November 2019 (5 years ago) | 10 November 2022 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $49 | $1,825 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
EPYC 9224 has 199% better value for money than Athlon 3000G.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Athlon 3000G and EPYC 9224 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 | 4 | 48 |
| Base clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Bus type | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Multiplier | 35 | 25 |
| L1 cache | 96K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 64 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 5 nm, 6 nm |
| Die size | 209.78 mm2? | 4x 72 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 4,800 million | 26,280 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon 3000G and EPYC 9224 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 (Uniprocessor) | 2 |
| Socket | AM4 | SP5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 200 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 3000G and EPYC 9224. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 3000G and EPYC 9224 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 3000G and EPYC 9224. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Dual-channel | DDR5-4800 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB? | 6 TiB |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 42.671 GB/s | 460.8 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon Vega 3 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 3000G and EPYC 9224.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 6 | 128 |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.52 | 27.49 |
| Recency | 21 November 2019 | 10 November 2022 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 24 |
| Threads | 4 | 48 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 200 Watt |
Athlon 3000G has 471.4% lower power consumption.
EPYC 9224, on the other hand, has a 990.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 1100% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.
The AMD EPYC 9224 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Athlon 3000G in performance tests.
Note that Athlon 3000G is a desktop processor while EPYC 9224 is a server/workstation one.
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