A8-6500T vs EPYC 7702

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	97	2633
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.33	no data
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	AMD EPYC	no data
Power efficiency	8.32	1.06
Designer	AMD	AMD
Manufacturer	TSMC	GlobalFoundries
Architecture codename	Zen 2 (2019−2020)	Richland (2013−2014)
Release date	7 August 2019 (6 years ago)	16 September 2013 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$6,450	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7702 and A8-6500T 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	64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	128	4
Base clock speed	2 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.35 GHz	3.1 GHz
Multiplier	20	no data
L1 cache	96K (per core)	192 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	4096 KB
L3 cache	256 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	7 nm, 14 nm	32 nm
Die size	192 mm2	246 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	71 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	71 °C
Number of transistors	4,800 million	1,303 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7702 and A8-6500T 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	2 (Multiprocessor)	1
Socket	TR4	FM2
Power consumption (TDP)	200 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7702 and A8-6500T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	+	+
PowerNow	-	+
PowerGating	-	+
VirusProtect	-	+
Precision Boost 2	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7702 and A8-6500T are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
IOMMU 2.0	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7702 and A8-6500T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Eight-channel	DDR3-1866
Maximum memory size	4 TiB	no data
Max memory channels	8	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	204.763 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	AMD Radeon™ HD 8550D
จำนวนพาธไลน์	no data	256
Enduro	-	+
Switchable graphics	-	+
UVD	-	+
VCE	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of EPYC 7702 and A8-6500T integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by EPYC 7702 and A8-6500T integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX

no data

DirectX® 11

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7702 and A8-6500T.

PCIe version

no data

2.0

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	39.46	1.13
Recency	7 August 2019	16 September 2013
Physical cores	64	4
Threads	128	4
Chip lithography	7 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	200 Watt	45 Watt