EPYC 7763 vs Phenom II X2 N640
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 7763 outperforms Phenom II X2 N640 by a whopping 5816% 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 | 2806 | 52 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 3.59 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | 2x AMD Phenom II | AMD EPYC |
| Power efficiency | 0.98 | 7.28 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | no data | TSMC |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | Milan (2021−2023) |
| Release date | 1 October 2010 (15 years ago) | 15 March 2021 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $7,890 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Phenom II X2 N640 and EPYC 7763 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) | 64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 128 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.45 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.9 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | no data |
| Multiplier | no data | 24.5 |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 256 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 7 nm+ |
| Die size | no data | 8x 81 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 33,200 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom II X2 N640 and EPYC 7763 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 | no data | 2 |
| Socket | S1 | SP3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 280 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X2 N640 and EPYC 7763. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | HyperTransport 3.0, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Vurtualization | no data |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X2 N640 and EPYC 7763 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X2 N640 and EPYC 7763. 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 | no data | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X2 N640 and EPYC 7763.
| PCIe version | no data | 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.
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 | 0.81 | 47.92 |
| Recency | 1 October 2010 | 15 March 2021 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 64 |
| Threads | 2 | 128 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 280 Watt |
Phenom II X2 N640 has 700% lower power consumption.
EPYC 7763, on the other hand, has a 5816% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, 3100% more physical cores and 6300% more threads, and a 542.9% more advanced lithography process.
The AMD EPYC 7763 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Phenom II X2 N640 in performance tests.
Be aware that Phenom II X2 N640 is a notebook processor while EPYC 7763 is a server/workstation one.
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