EPYC 7532 vs Atom C3955

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1702	186
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.38	no data
Market segment	Server	Server
Series	Intel Atom	AMD EPYC
Power efficiency	4.36	6.13
Designer	Intel	AMD
Architecture codename	Goldmont (2016−2017)	Zen 2 (2017−2020)
Release date	15 August 2017 (8 years ago)	19 February 2020 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$434	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Atom C3955 and EPYC 7532 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	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads	16	64
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	3.3 GHz
Multiplier	21	24
L1 cache	896 KB	2 MB
L2 cache	16 MB	16 MB
L3 cache	16 MB	256 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm, 14 nm
Maximum core temperature	78 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Atom C3955 and EPYC 7532 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)	no data
Socket	FCBGA1310	Socket SP3
Power consumption (TDP)	32 Watt	200 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom C3955 and EPYC 7532. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
QuickAssist	-	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Atom C3955 and EPYC 7532 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB	+	no data
Secure Boot	+	no data
SGX	-	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom C3955 and EPYC 7532 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom C3955 and EPYC 7532. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4: 2400	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	256 GB	4 TiB
Max memory channels	2	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	204.763 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom C3955 and EPYC 7532.

PCIe version	3	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	no data
USB revision	3	no data
Total number of SATA ports	16	no data
Number of USB ports	8	no data
Integrated LAN	4x10/2.5/1 GBE	no data

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	3.30	29.01
Recency	15 August 2017	19 February 2020
Physical cores	16	32
Threads	16	64
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	32 Watt	200 Watt

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