EPYC 9845 vs Athlon PRO 300GE
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 9845 outperforms Athlon PRO 300GE by a whopping 3131% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Athlon PRO 300GE and EPYC 9845 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1727 | 3 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.56 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | AMD Athlon | no data |
| Power efficiency | 7.35 | 21.32 |
| Architecture codename | Zen+ (2018−2019) | Turin (2024) |
| Release date | 30 September 2019 (5 years ago) | 10 October 2024 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $13,564 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Athlon PRO 300GE and EPYC 9845 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) | 160 |
| Threads | 4 | 320 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Multiplier | 34 | no data |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 320 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 3 nm |
| Die size | 209.78 mm2 | no data |
| Number of transistors | 4950 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon PRO 300GE and EPYC 9845 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 | Socket AM4 | SP5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 390 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon PRO 300GE and EPYC 9845. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon PRO 300GE and EPYC 9845 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon PRO 300GE and EPYC 9845. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2666 | DDR5 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 42.671 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon Vega 3 | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon PRO 300GE and EPYC 9845.
| PCIe version | no data | 5.0 |
| 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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.70 | 87.23 |
| Recency | 30 September 2019 | 10 October 2024 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 160 |
| Threads | 4 | 320 |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 3 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 390 Watt |
Athlon PRO 300GE has 1014.3% lower power consumption.
EPYC 9845, on the other hand, has a 3130.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 7900% more physical cores and 7900% more threads, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.
The EPYC 9845 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon PRO 300GE in performance tests.
Note that Athlon PRO 300GE is a desktop processor while EPYC 9845 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon PRO 300GE and EPYC 9845, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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