EPYC 9654 vs Atom Z3740

General info

Comparing Atom Z3740 and EPYC 9654 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	4
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	no data	10.10
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	no data	AMD EPYC
Architecture codename	Bay Trail-T (2013−2014)	Genoa
Release date	27 September 2013 (10 years ago)	10 November 2022 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$32	$11,805
Current price	$233 (7.3x MSRP)	$4544 (0.4x MSRP)

Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Technical specs

Atom Z3740 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	4 (Quad-Core)	96
Threads	4	192
Base clock speed	1.33 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.86 GHz	3.7 GHz
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	22 nm	5 nm, 6 nm
Die size	no data	12x 72 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	78,840 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Atom Z3740 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	UTFCBGA1380	SP5
Power consumption (TDP)	2 Watt	360 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom Z3740 and EPYC 9654. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Atom Z3740 and EPYC 9654 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	no data
Anti-Theft	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom Z3740 and EPYC 9654 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom Z3740 and EPYC 9654. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	4 GB	6 TiB
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	17.1 GB/s	460.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 Series	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	667 MHz	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom Z3740 and EPYC 9654.

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.

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Advantages and disadvantages

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Recency	27 September 2013	10 November 2022
Physical cores	4	96
Threads	4	192
Cost	$32	$11805
Chip lithography	22 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	2 Watt	360 Watt

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