EPYC 7281 vs Turion II M560
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 762 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 2.13 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | AMD Turion II | AMD EPYC |
| Power efficiency | no data | 3.07 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Architecture codename | Caspian (2009) | Naples (2017−2018) |
| Release date | 10 September 2009 (16 years ago) | 29 June 2017 (8 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $650 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
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Detailed specifications
Basic parameters of Turion II M560 and EPYC 7281: 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) | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 32 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 2.7 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | no data |
| Multiplier | no data | 21 |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 96K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 32 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | no data | 192 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 4,800 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Turion II M560 and EPYC 7281 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 (Multiprocessor) |
| Socket | Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin | TR4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 170 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion II M560 and EPYC 7281. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization | no data |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| PowerNow | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion II M560 and EPYC 7281 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion II M560 and EPYC 7281. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4 Eight-channel |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 2 TiB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 8 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 170.671 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Turion II M560 and EPYC 7281.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 128 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 10 September 2009 | 29 June 2017 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 16 |
| Threads | 2 | 32 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 170 Watt |
Turion II M560 has 386% lower power consumption.
EPYC 7281, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 years, 700% more physical cores and 1500% more threads, and a 221% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between AMD Turion II M560 and AMD EPYC 7281. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Turion II M560 is a notebook processor while EPYC 7281 is a server/workstation one.
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