EPYC 9654 vs Phenom II X4 N970

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Aggregate performance score

Phenom II X4 N970
2010
4 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
1.04
EPYC 9654
2022
96 cores / 192 threads, 360 Watt
75.73
+7182%

EPYC 9654 outperforms Phenom II X4 N970 by a whopping 7182% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X4 N970 and EPYC 9654 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24336
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data1.29
Market segmentLaptopServer
Series4x AMD Phenom IIAMD EPYC
Power efficiency2.8119.91
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Genoa (2022−2023)
Release date16 December 2010 (13 years ago)10 November 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$11,805

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Phenom II X4 N970 and EPYC 9654 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)96
Threads4192
Base clock speedno data2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHzno data
Multiplierno data24
L1 cache512 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data384 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm5 nm, 6 nm
Die sizeno data12x 72 mm2
Number of transistorsno data78,840 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 N970 and EPYC 9654 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 configurationno data2
SocketS1SP5
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt360 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 N970 and EPYC 9654. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 N970 and EPYC 9654 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 N970 and EPYC 9654. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5-4800
Maximum memory sizeno data6 TiB
Maximum memory bandwidthno data460.8 GB/s

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 N970 and EPYC 9654.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data128

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Phenom II X4 N970 1.04
EPYC 9654 75.73
+7182%

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.

Phenom II X4 N970 1647
EPYC 9654 120295
+7204%

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.

Phenom II X4 N970 263
EPYC 9654 1837
+598%

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.

Phenom II X4 N970 934
EPYC 9654 18836
+1917%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.04 75.73
Recency 16 December 2010 10 November 2022
Physical cores 4 96
Threads 4 192
Chip lithography 45 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 360 Watt

Phenom II X4 N970 has 928.6% lower power consumption.

EPYC 9654, on the other hand, has a 7181.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, 2300% more physical cores and 4700% more threads, and a 800% more advanced lithography process.

The EPYC 9654 is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X4 N970 in performance tests.

Be aware that Phenom II X4 N970 is a notebook processor while EPYC 9654 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X4 N970 and EPYC 9654, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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