EPYC 9554 vs Athlon II X4 615e
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 9554 outperforms Athlon II X4 615e by a whopping 5044% 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 | 2618 | 31 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 4.23 | 3.16 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | no data | AMD EPYC |
| Power efficiency | 1.08 | 6.93 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | no data | TSMC |
| Architecture codename | Propus (2009−2011) | Genoa (2022−2023) |
| Release date | 21 September 2010 (15 years ago) | 10 November 2022 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $59 | $9,087 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Athlon II X4 615e has 34% better value for money than EPYC 9554.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Athlon II X4 615e and EPYC 9554 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) | 64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 128 |
| Base clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 3.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 3.1 GHz |
| Multiplier | no data | 31 |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 4 MB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 64 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 256 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 5 nm, 6 nm |
| Die size | 169 mm2 | 8x 72 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 300 million | 52,560 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon II X4 615e and EPYC 9554 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 | SP5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 360 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X4 615e and EPYC 9554. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X4 615e and EPYC 9554 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X4 615e and EPYC 9554. 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 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X4 615e and EPYC 9554.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 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 | 1.15 | 59.16 |
| Recency | 21 September 2010 | 10 November 2022 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 64 |
| Threads | 4 | 128 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 360 Watt |
Athlon II X4 615e has 700% lower power consumption.
EPYC 9554, on the other hand, has a 5044% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, 1500% more physical cores and 3100% more threads, and a 800% more advanced lithography process.
The AMD EPYC 9554 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Athlon II X4 615e in performance tests.
Note that Athlon II X4 615e is a desktop processor while EPYC 9554 is a server/workstation one.
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