EPYC 9455 vs Core 2 Extreme X9000

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Extreme X9000 and EPYC 9455 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2711not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel Core 2 Extremeno data
Power efficiency1.48no data
Architecture codenamePenryn (2008−2011)Turin (2024)
Release date10 January 2008 (16 years ago)10 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$851$5,412

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Extreme X9000 and EPYC 9455 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)48 (Octatetraconta-Core)
Threads296
Base clock speed2.8 GHz3.15 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz4.4 GHz
Bus rate800 MHzno data
L1 cache128 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache6 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache6 MB L2 Cache192 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm4 nm
Die size107 mm26x 70.6 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors410 Million49,890 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
VID voltage range1V-1.275Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Extreme X9000 and EPYC 9455 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 configurationno data2
SocketPGA478SP5
Power consumption (TDP)44 Watt300 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Extreme X9000 and EPYC 9455. 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
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Core 2 Extreme X9000 and EPYC 9455 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 Extreme X9000 and EPYC 9455 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Extreme X9000 and EPYC 9455. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Extreme X9000 and EPYC 9455.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data128

Pros & cons summary


Recency 10 January 2008 10 October 2024
Physical cores 2 48
Threads 2 96
Chip lithography 45 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 44 Watt 300 Watt

Core 2 Extreme X9000 has 581.8% lower power consumption.

EPYC 9455, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 16 years, 2300% more physical cores and 4700% more threads, and a 1025% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Core 2 Extreme X9000 and EPYC 9455. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core 2 Extreme X9000 is a notebook processor while EPYC 9455 is a server/workstation one.


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