EPYC 74F3 vs Phenom X4 9600 BE

Primary details

Comparing Phenom X4 9600 BE and EPYC 74F3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated78
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data10.63
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Seriesno dataAMD EPYC
Power efficiencyno data15.06
Architecture codenameAgena (2007−2008)Milan (2021−2023)
Release dateDecember 2007 (16 years ago)15 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$2,900

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Phenom X4 9600 BE and EPYC 74F3 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)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads448
Base clock speedno data2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2.3 GHz4 GHz
Multiplierno data32
L1 cache128 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache2 MB (shared)256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm7 nm+
Die size285 mm24x 81 mm2
Number of transistors450 million33,200 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Phenom X4 9600 BE and EPYC 74F3 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 configuration12
SocketAM2+SP3
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt240 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom X4 9600 BE and EPYC 74F3. 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 X4 9600 BE and EPYC 74F3 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom X4 9600 BE and EPYC 74F3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data4 TiB
Maximum memory bandwidthno data204.795 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom X4 9600 BE and EPYC 74F3.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data128

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 24
Threads 4 48
Chip lithography 65 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 240 Watt

Phenom X4 9600 BE has 152.6% lower power consumption.

EPYC 74F3, on the other hand, has 500% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 828.6% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Phenom X4 9600 BE and EPYC 74F3. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Phenom X4 9600 BE is a desktop processor while EPYC 74F3 is a server/workstation one.


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