EPYC 9645 vs Athlon II X2 250e

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Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X2 250e and EPYC 9645 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2693not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.04no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency1.54no data
Architecture codenameRegor (2009−2013)Turin (2024)
Release date21 September 2010 (14 years ago)10 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$77$11,048

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon II X2 250e and EPYC 9645 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)96
Threads2192
Base clock speed3 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz3.7 GHz
L1 cache128 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm3 nm
Die size117 mm2no data
Number of transistors410 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X2 250e and EPYC 9645 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
SocketAM3SP5
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt320 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X2 250e and EPYC 9645. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X2 250e and EPYC 9645 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X2 250e and EPYC 9645. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5

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 250e and EPYC 9645.

PCIe version2.05.0
PCI Express lanesno data128

Pros & cons summary


Recency 21 September 2010 10 October 2024
Physical cores 2 96
Threads 2 192
Chip lithography 45 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 320 Watt

Athlon II X2 250e has 611.1% lower power consumption.

EPYC 9645, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 14 years, 4700% more physical cores and 9500% more threads, and a 1400% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Athlon II X2 250e and EPYC 9645. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Athlon II X2 250e is a desktop processor while EPYC 9645 is a server/workstation one.


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