EPYC 9654 vs Ryzen Embedded V2516

General info

Comparing Ryzen Embedded V2516 and EPYC 9654 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	817	4
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	no data	11.92
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen Embedded	AMD EPYC
Architecture codename	Renoir (2020−2022)	Genoa
Release date	10 November 2020 (3 years old)	10 November 2022 (1 year old)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$11,805
Current price	no data	$3975 (0.3x MSRP)

Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Technical specs

Ryzen Embedded V2516 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 cores	6 (Hexa-Core)	96
Threads	12	192
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.95 GHz	3.7 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	384 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	7 nm	5 nm, 6 nm
Die size	156 mm2	12x 72 mm2
Number of transistors	9,800 million	78,840 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Embedded V2516 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 configuration	1	2
Socket	FP6	SP5
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	360 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Embedded V2516 and EPYC 9654. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Embedded V2516 and EPYC 9654 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Embedded V2516 and EPYC 9654. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	64 GB	6 TiB
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	68.269 GB/s	460.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

AMD Radeon Graphics 384SP

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Embedded V2516 and EPYC 9654.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	20	128

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

EPYC 9654 outperforms Ryzen Embedded V2516 by 838% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Advantages and disadvantages

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Performance score	8.50	79.71
Recency	10 November 2020	10 November 2022
Physical cores	6	96
Threads	12	192
Chip lithography	7 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	360 Watt

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