EPYC 9655P vs Athlon PRO 300U

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon PRO 300U
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.57
EPYC 9655P
2024
96 cores / 192 threads, 400 Watt
100.00
+3791%

EPYC 9655P outperforms Athlon PRO 300U by a whopping 3791% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon PRO 300U and EPYC 9655P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking17301
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data2.48
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesAMD Athlonno data
Power efficiency16.2123.66
Architecture codenameRaven Ridge 2 (2019)Turin (2024)
Release date8 April 2019 (5 years ago)10 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$10,811

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon PRO 300U and EPYC 9655P 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
Threads4192
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz4.5 GHz
Bus typePCIe 3.0no data
Multiplier24no data
L1 cache128K (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)384 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm4 nm
Die size209.78 mm212x 70.6 mm2
Number of transistors4940 Million99,780 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Athlon PRO 300U and EPYC 9655P 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFP5SP5
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt400 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon PRO 300U and EPYC 9655P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTno data
AES-NI++
AVX++
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon PRO 300U and EPYC 9655P are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon PRO 300U and EPYC 9655P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR5
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 3 ( - 1000 MHz)N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon PRO 300U and EPYC 9655P.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes12128

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 PRO 300U 2.57
EPYC 9655P 100.00
+3791%

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.

Athlon PRO 300U 4080
EPYC 9655P 158845
+3793%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.57 100.00
Recency 8 April 2019 10 October 2024
Physical cores 2 96
Threads 4 192
Chip lithography 14 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 400 Watt

Athlon PRO 300U has 2566.7% lower power consumption.

EPYC 9655P, on the other hand, has a 3791.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 4700% more physical cores and 4700% more threads, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The EPYC 9655P is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon PRO 300U in performance tests.

Be aware that Athlon PRO 300U is a notebook processor while EPYC 9655P is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon PRO 300U and EPYC 9655P, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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