EPYC 9654 vs Atom Z2580
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 9654 outperforms Atom Z2580 by a whopping 29522% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3474 | 20 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 1.47 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | no data | AMD EPYC |
| Power efficiency | 3.23 | 7.99 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Manufacturer | Intel | TSMC |
| Architecture codename | Clovertrail (2013) | Genoa (2022−2023) |
| Release date | 27 February 2013 (13 years ago) | 10 November 2022 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $11,805 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Atom Z2580 and EPYC 9654 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) | 96 |
| Threads | 4 | 192 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Multiplier | no data | 24 |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 384 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 5 nm, 6 nm |
| Die size | 65 mm2 | 12x 72 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 140 million | 78,840 million |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Atom Z2580 and EPYC 9654 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 | FC-MB4760 | SP5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 3 Watt | 360 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z2580 and EPYC 9654. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 | no data |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| PAE | 32 Bit | no data |
| Smart Idle | + | no data |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom Z2580 and EPYC 9654 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom Z2580 and EPYC 9654. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR2 | DDR5-4800 |
| Maximum memory size | 2 GB | 6 TiB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 8.5 GB/s | 460.8 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | PowerVR SGX544MP2 (400 MHz) | no data |
| Graphics max frequency | 533 MHz | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Atom Z2580 and EPYC 9654 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 2 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom Z2580 and EPYC 9654.
| PCIe version | no data | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 128 |
| USB revision | 2.0 OTG, USB-SPH 2.0 | no data |
| Number of USB ports | 2 | no data |
| UART | 3 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.23 | 68.13 |
| Recency | 27 February 2013 | 10 November 2022 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 96 |
| Threads | 4 | 192 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 3 Watt | 360 Watt |
Atom Z2580 has 11900% lower power consumption.
EPYC 9654, on the other hand, has a 29522% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, 4700% more physical cores and 4700% more threads, and a 540% more advanced lithography process.
The AMD EPYC 9654 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Atom Z2580 in performance tests.
Be aware that Atom Z2580 is a notebook processor while EPYC 9654 is a server/workstation one.
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