AMD EPYC 7763 vs Athlon II X2 245e

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Combined performance score

Athlon II X2 245e
0.76

EPYC 7763 outperforms Athlon II X2 245e by 7212% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Athlon II X2 245e and EPYC 7763 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking250420
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money4.361.19
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Seriesno dataAMD EPYC
Architecture codenameRegor (2009−2013)Milan (2021)
Release date11 May 2010 (13 years old)15 March 2021 (3 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$80$7,890
Current price$82 (1x MSRP)$13541 (1.7x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Athlon II X2 245e has 266% better value for money than EPYC 7763.

Technical specs

Athlon II X2 245e and EPYC 7763 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)64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)
Threads2128
Base clock speed2.9 GHz2.45 GHz
Boost clock speed2.9 GHz3.5 GHz
L1 cache128 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB512 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm7 nm+
Die size117 mm28x 81 mm2
Number of transistors410 million33,200 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierNoYes

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X2 245e and EPYC 7763 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
SocketAM3SP3
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt280 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X2 245e and EPYC 7763. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NIno data+
AVXno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X2 245e and EPYC 7763 are enumerated here.

AMD-Vno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X2 245e and EPYC 7763. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data4 TiB
Maximum memory bandwidthno data204.795 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X2 245e and EPYC 7763.

PCIe version2.04.0
PCI Express lanesno data128

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. 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.

Athlon II X2 245e 0.76
EPYC 7763 55.57
+7212%

EPYC 7763 outperforms Athlon II X2 245e by 7212% in our combined benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Athlon II X2 245e 1171
EPYC 7763 85354
+7189%

EPYC 7763 outperforms Athlon II X2 245e by 7189% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Athlon II X2 245e 362
EPYC 7763 1379
+281%

EPYC 7763 outperforms Athlon II X2 245e by 281% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Athlon II X2 245e 650
EPYC 7763 11241
+1629%

EPYC 7763 outperforms Athlon II X2 245e by 1629% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 0.76 55.57
Recency 11 May 2010 15 March 2021
Physical cores 2 64
Threads 2 128
Cost $80 $7890
Chip lithography 45 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 280 Watt

The EPYC 7763 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II X2 245e in performance tests.

Be aware that Athlon II X2 245e is a desktop processor while EPYC 7763 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II X2 245e and EPYC 7763, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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