EPYC 7663 vs PRO A6-8550B
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 7663 outperforms PRO A6-8550B by a whopping 4267% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2672 | 68 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 5.25 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | no data | AMD EPYC |
| Power efficiency | 0.70 | 8.22 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | GlobalFoundries | TSMC |
| Architecture codename | Godaveri (2014−2016) | Milan (2021−2023) |
| Release date | 29 September 2015 (10 years ago) | 12 January 2021 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $6,366 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
PRO A6-8550B and EPYC 7663 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) | 56 (Hexapentaconta-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 112 |
| Base clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Multiplier | no data | 20 |
| L1 cache | no data | 3584 KB |
| L2 cache | 1024 KB | 28 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 256 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 7 nm+ |
| Die size | 245 mm2 | 8x 81 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 71 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 2,411 million | 33,200 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | + |
Compatibility
Information on PRO A6-8550B and EPYC 7663 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 | FM2+ | SP3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 240 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by PRO A6-8550B and EPYC 7663. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | + |
| FRTC | + | - |
| FreeSync | + | - |
| PowerTune | + | - |
| DualGraphics | + | - |
| TrueAudio | + | - |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| PowerGating | + | - |
| Out-of-band client management | + | - |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| RAID | + | - |
| HSA | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by PRO A6-8550B and EPYC 7663 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
| IOMMU 2.0 | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by PRO A6-8550B and EPYC 7663. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-2133 | DDR4-3200 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4 TiB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 204.795 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon R5 Graphics | N/A |
| iGPU core count | 4 | no data |
| จำนวนพาธไลน์ | 256 | no data |
| Enduro | + | - |
| Switchable graphics | + | - |
| UVD | + | - |
| VCE | + | - |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of PRO A6-8550B and EPYC 7663 integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by PRO A6-8550B and EPYC 7663 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | no data |
| Vulkan | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by PRO A6-8550B and EPYC 7663.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 128 |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.07 | 46.73 |
| Recency | 29 September 2015 | 12 January 2021 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 56 |
| Threads | 2 | 112 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 240 Watt |
PRO A6-8550B has 269.2% lower power consumption.
EPYC 7663, on the other hand, has a 4267.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 2700% more physical cores and 5500% more threads, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.
The AMD EPYC 7663 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD PRO A6-8550B in performance tests.
Note that PRO A6-8550B is a desktop processor while EPYC 7663 is a server/workstation one.
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