EPYC 74F3 vs Athlon II X4 615e

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X4 615e and EPYC 74F3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2189	66
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.23	12.17
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	no data	AMD EPYC
Architecture codename	Propus (2009−2011)	Milan (2021)
Release date	21 September 2010 (13 years ago)	15 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$59	$2,900
Current price	$54 (0.9x MSRP)	$2990 (1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 74F3 has 188% better value for money than Athlon II X4 615e.

Detailed specifications

Athlon II X4 615e 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	4 (Quad-Core)	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	4	48
Base clock speed	2.5 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.5 GHz	4 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	7 nm+
Die size	169 mm2	4x 81 mm2
Number of transistors	300 million	33,200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X4 615e 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	AM3	SP3
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	240 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X4 615e and EPYC 74F3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	no data	+
AVX	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X4 615e and EPYC 74F3 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

no data

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X4 615e 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

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X4 615e and EPYC 74F3.

PCIe version	2.0	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 Athlon II X4 615e by 2940% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.29	39.22
Recency	21 September 2010	15 March 2021
Physical cores	4	24
Threads	4	48
Cost	$59	$2900
Chip lithography	45 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	240 Watt

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