EPYC 9655P vs M3-8100Y

Primary details

Comparing M3-8100Y and EPYC 9655P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	1
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	2.42
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Core M3	no data
Power efficiency	no data	23.22
Architecture codename	Amber Lake (2018−2019)	Turin (2024)
Release date	28 August 2018 (6 years ago)	10 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$281	$10,811

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

M3-8100Y and EPYC 9655P 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	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.1 GHz	4.5 GHz
Bus type	OPI	no data
Bus rate	4 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	16	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB	384 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	4 nm
Die size	no data	12x 70.6 mm2
Number of transistors	no data	99,780 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on M3-8100Y and EPYC 9655P 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 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	no data	SP5
Power consumption (TDP)	5 Watt	400 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M3-8100Y and EPYC 9655P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by M3-8100Y and EPYC 9655P are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M3-8100Y and EPYC 9655P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3L-1600	DDR5
Maximum memory size	16 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	29.861 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel UHD Graphics 615

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by M3-8100Y and EPYC 9655P.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	10	128

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	28 August 2018	10 October 2024
Physical cores	2	96
Threads	4	192
Chip lithography	14 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	5 Watt	400 Watt

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