EPYC 73F3 vs Core 2 Duo E6550

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo E6550 and EPYC 73F3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2835	153
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	6.64
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	no data	AMD EPYC
Power efficiency	0.83	11.44
Architecture codename	Conroe (2006−2007)	Milan (2021−2023)
Release date	July 2007 (17 years ago)	12 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$3,521

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E6550 and EPYC 73F3 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)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	2	32
Base clock speed	2.33 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.33 GHz	4 GHz
Bus rate	1333 MHz	no data
Multiplier	no data	35
L1 cache	64 KB	1 MB
L2 cache	4 MB	8 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	65 nm	7 nm+
Die size	143 mm2	8x 81 mm2
Maximum core temperature	72 °C	no data
Number of transistors	291 million	33,200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.5V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E6550 and EPYC 73F3 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	PLGA775	SP3
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	240 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E6550 and EPYC 73F3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FSB parity	-	no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo E6550 and EPYC 73F3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo E6550 and EPYC 73F3 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E6550 and EPYC 73F3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	no data	4 TiB
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	204.795 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo E6550 and EPYC 73F3.

PCIe version	no data	4.0
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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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.57	29.02
Physical cores	2	16
Threads	2	32
Chip lithography	65 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	240 Watt

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