EPYC 9655P vs PRO A8-8650B

Primary details

Comparing PRO A8-8650B and EPYC 9655P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1897	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Power efficiency	2.94	no data
Architecture codename	Godaveri (2014−2016)	Turin (2024)
Release date	29 September 2015 (9 years ago)	10 October 2024 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$10,811

Detailed specifications

PRO A8-8650B 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	4 (Quad-Core)	96
Threads	4	192
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	4.5 GHz
L1 cache	no data	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4096 KB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	no data	384 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	28 nm	4 nm
Die size	245 mm2	12x 70.6 mm2
Maximum core temperature	71 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
Number of transistors	2,411 million	99,780 million
64 bit support	+	+

Compatibility

Information on PRO A8-8650B 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	1
Socket	FM2+	SP5
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	400 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by PRO A8-8650B and EPYC 9655P. 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	+	-
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by PRO A8-8650B and EPYC 9655P are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by PRO A8-8650B and EPYC 9655P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-2133	DDR5
Max memory channels	2	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics	N/A
iGPU core count	6	no data
Number of pipelines	384	no data
Enduro	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of PRO A8-8650B and EPYC 9655P integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by PRO A8-8650B and EPYC 9655P integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by PRO A8-8650B and EPYC 9655P.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	16	128

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	29 September 2015	10 October 2024
Physical cores	4	96
Threads	4	192
Chip lithography	28 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	400 Watt

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