EPYC 7443P vs Phenom II X2 545
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 7443P outperforms Phenom II X2 545 by a whopping 4468% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2961 | 164 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 5.38 | 21.31 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | no data | AMD EPYC |
| Power efficiency | 0.37 | 6.85 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | GlobalFoundries | TSMC |
| Architecture codename | Callisto (2009−2010) | Milan (2021−2023) |
| Release date | 1 June 2009 (16 years ago) | 15 March 2021 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $50 | $1,337 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
EPYC 7443P has 296% better value for money than Phenom II X2 545.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Phenom II X2 545 and EPYC 7443P 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) | 24 (Tetracosa-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 48 |
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | 2.85 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Multiplier | no data | 28.5 |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 6 MB (per core) | 128 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 7 nm+ |
| Die size | 258 mm2 | 4x 81 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 758 million | 16,600 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom II X2 545 and EPYC 7443P 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 | AM3 | SP3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 200 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X2 545 and EPYC 7443P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X2 545 and EPYC 7443P are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X2 545 and EPYC 7443P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4-3200 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4 TiB |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 204.795 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X2 545 and EPYC 7443P.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 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.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.71 | 32.43 |
| Recency | 1 June 2009 | 15 March 2021 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 24 |
| Threads | 2 | 48 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 200 Watt |
Phenom II X2 545 has 150% lower power consumption.
EPYC 7443P, on the other hand, has a 4467.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, 1100% more physical cores and 2300% more threads, and a 542.9% more advanced lithography process.
The AMD EPYC 7443P is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Phenom II X2 545 in performance tests.
Note that Phenom II X2 545 is a desktop processor while EPYC 7443P is a server/workstation one.
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