EPYC 7601 vs Turion II Ultra M640
Primary details
Comparing Turion II Ultra M640 and EPYC 7601 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | 240 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 1.82 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | AMD Turion II Ultra | AMD EPYC |
| Architecture codename | Caspian (2009) | Naples (2017−2018) |
| Release date | 10 September 2009 (15 years ago) | 20 June 2017 (7 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $4,200 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Turion II Ultra M640 and EPYC 7601 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) | 32 (Dotriaconta-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 64 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | no data |
| Multiplier | no data | 22 |
| L1 cache | no data | 3 MB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 16 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 64 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | no data | 213 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 19200 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Turion II Ultra M640 and EPYC 7601 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 | 180 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion II Ultra M640 and EPYC 7601. 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 Ultra M640 and EPYC 7601 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion II Ultra M640 and EPYC 7601. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR2 | DDR4 Eight-channel |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 2 TiB |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 170.671 GB/s |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Turion II Ultra M640 and EPYC 7601.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 128 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 10 September 2009 | 20 June 2017 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 32 |
| Threads | 2 | 64 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 180 Watt |
Turion II Ultra M640 has 414.3% lower power consumption.
EPYC 7601, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 years, 1500% more physical cores and 3100% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Turion II Ultra M640 and EPYC 7601. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Turion II Ultra M640 is a notebook processor while EPYC 7601 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Turion II Ultra M640 and EPYC 7601, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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